"age set" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: age sets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} age set (plural age sets)
  1. (anthropology) An established social category or group consisting of people born during a certain time span who together move through a series of culturally defined age grades. Wikipedia link: age set Categories (topical): Anthropology
    Sense id: en-age_set-en-noun-QHLBECSy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

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