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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French âge, from Old French aage, eage, edage, from Vulgar Latin *aetāticum, derived from Latin aetātem.
The transition from aé to aage was done by the addition of the suffix -age, apparently because the first form was too short; aé + -age.
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Noun
âge m (plural âges)
- age
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