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reign vs age

age vs reign

reign and age both are nouns.

reign and age both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reign Yes No Yes No
age Yes No Yes No
As nouns, age is a hypernym of reign; that is, age is a word with a broader meaning than reign:
  • reign: the period during which a monarch is sovereign
  • age: an era of history having some distinctive feature
Other hypernyms of reign include historic period.
reign (noun) age (noun)
royal authority; the dominion of a monarch how long something has existed
the period during which a monarch is sovereign a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful a late time of life
an era of history having some distinctive feature
a prolonged period of time
reign (verb) age (verb)
have sovereign power grow old or older
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance begin to seem older; get older
make older
Difference between reign and age

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