"info age" meaning in All languages combined

See info age on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈɪnfəʊ ˌeɪdʒ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From info (“information”) + age. Etymology templates: {{m|en|info||information}} info (“information”), {{m|en|age}} age Head templates: {{en-prop}} info age
  1. (informal, usually attributively) The Information Age. Tags: attributive, informal, usually Synonyms: info-age, Info Age
    Sense id: en-info_age-en-name-9It-u6iX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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