âge de pierre

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʒ də pjɛʁ/ ~ /ɑʒ də pjɛʁ/

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Noun

âge de pierre m (usually uncountable, plural âges de pierre)

1. Stone Age (broad prehistoric period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking)

   Coordinate terms: âge du bronze, âge du fer

2. (figuratively) Stone Age (any extremely primitive or undeveloped era)

Alternative forms

• âge de Pierre