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ice age
noun
: a time in the distant past when a large part of the world was covered with ice
Full Definition of ICE AGE
1
: a time of widespread glaciation
2
capitalized I&A : the Pleistocene glacial epoch
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First Known Use of ICE AGE
1855
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ice age
noun
Definition of ICE AGE for Kids
: a period of time during which much of the earth is covered with glaciers
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