Etymology

Axial Age

Today it means: The age from about the 8th to the 3rd century BCE, during which broad changes in religious and philosophical thought occurred in a variety of locations. Full definition →

German Achsenzeit
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  1. German · calque ofAchsenzeit
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Calque of German Achsenzeit.

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