"age grade" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: age grades [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} age grade (plural age grades)
  1. (anthropology) An organized, culturally defined social category of people with membership based on age; in some societies it is entered automatically when one reaches a certain age, while in others it is entered through an initiation rite and/or the payment of a fee. Wikipedia link: age grade Categories (topical): Anthropology Related terms: age set
    Sense id: en-age_grade-en-noun-BFgz0rlF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

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