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Zeitalter

age, era

noun TSAIT-al-ter Rare
Time Time Expressions

Also means

epoch

Usage Note

Zeitalter describes a broad historical or cultural era, such as das digitale Zeitalter (the digital age). Slightly more literary than Epoche. Das Zeitalter der Aufklärung = 'the Age of Enlightenment'.

Examples

"Wir leben im Zeitalter der künstlichen Intelligenz."

Natural Translation

We are living in the age of artificial intelligence.

Literal Translation

We live in the age of the artificial intelligence.

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