Space age

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The period from the about the time of the launch of Sputnik in 1957 to the present day, during which people ventured into space.

    "Just as we were beginning to feel comfortable about living in the space age, bold headlines in an I.B.M. advertisement told us “there's growing agreement that” we now are in the information age."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of space age. alt-of
  3. 3
    the age beginning with the first space travel; from 1957 to the present wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Redolent of the space age; appearing futuristic or modern.

    "A nation on the move needed a space age motif to express its enthusiasm."

Synonyms

All synonyms
rocket agespace eraspace-age design

Example

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"Just as we were beginning to feel comfortable about living in the space age, bold headlines in an I.B.M. advertisement told us “there's growing agreement that” we now are in the information age."

Etymology

Compound of space + age.

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