age set

noun

An established social category or group consisting of people born during a certain time span who together move through a series of culturally defined age grades.

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Meanings

nounage set (plural age sets)

plural age sets

  1. anthropologyAn established social category or group consisting of people born during a certain time span who together move through a series of culturally defined age grades.
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APA

age set. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/age%20set

MLA

“age set.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/age%20set. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “age set,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/age%20set.

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