"of an" meaning in English

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          "text": "The two main players were roughly of an age."
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          "text": "He and F were of an age and standing, the giants of the house, but F was the braver, and did us the good office of keeping him in order.",
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          "ref": "1854, Elias Darnell, Journal of the Campaign, page 74",
          "text": "Allen said, \"If we were of an age, and on an equal footing, you would not give me the lie so often.\"",
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          "text": "When she turned to kiss Alcuin, they were of a height.",
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        "Having the same."
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        "(now dated) Having the same."
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          "text": "Of an evening, I like to play chess. i.e., On some evenings, I like to play chess."
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          "text": "Of a morning, they would work in their garden. i.e., They generally worked in their garden in the morning."
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        "Having the same."
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