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age of enlightenment

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
age of en-light-en-ment
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A period of European intellectual history during which the Enlightenment, an intellectual movement emphasizing the importance of logic and reason, flourished, from part of the 17th century through much of the 18th century.

Inflected Forms

the Age of Enlightenment (canonical)

Synonyms

Enlightenment Age of Reason

Questions

What does age of enlightenment mean?
A period of European intellectual history during which the Enlightenment, an intellectual movement emphasizing the importance of logic and reason, flourished, from part of the 17th century through much of the 18th century.

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