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age vs age of consent

age of consent vs age

age and age of consent both are nouns.

age is a verb but age of consent is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
age Yes No Yes No
age of consent Yes No No No
As nouns, age of consent is a hyponym of age; that is, age of consent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than age:
  • age: a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
  • age of consent: the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union
Other hyponyms of age include legal age, majority, minority, nonage, drinking age, voting age.
age (noun) age of consent (noun)
how long something has existed the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
a late time of life
an era of history having some distinctive feature
a prolonged period of time
age (verb) age of consent (verb)
grow old or older
begin to seem older; get older
make older
Difference between age and age of consent

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