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Iron Age
- a phase of many human cultures, often following a Bronze Age, characterized by the introduction and development of iron tools and weapons; specif., in Europe beginning c. 1000
- Gr. & Rom. Myth. the last and worst age of the world, characterized by wickedness, selfishness, and degeneracy
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