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单词 new age
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New Age


adjective

of or relating to a movement espousing a broad range of philosophies and practices traditionally viewed as occult, metaphysical, or paranormal.
of or relating to an unintrusive style of music using both acoustic and electronic instruments and drawing on classical music, jazz, and rock.

noun

the New Age movement.

Origin of New Age

First recorded in 1970–75

OTHER WORDS FROM New Age

New Ager, noun

Words nearby New Age

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Example sentences from the Web for New Age

  • And that original score that kicks in as a new-age Millennium Falcon swoops into view is sure to get you going.

    Chernobyl Drones, Star Wars and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • On the other hand, in the West, he is just a
series of new-age slogans—“Love is peace,” “Truth is everything.”

    Aravind Adiga on Gandhi's Forgotten Legacy of Manliness|Aravind Adiga|April 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for New Age

New Age

noun

  1. a philosophy, originating in the late 1980s, characterized by a belief in alternative medicine, astrology, spiritualism, etc
  2. (as modifier)New Age therapies
short for New Age music
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for New Age

New Age

A general term covering a wide variety of alternative spiritual and philosophical movements and beliefs. Arising mainly during the 1980s, New Age teachings range from the efficacy of crystals, to a belief in reincarnation, to the advocacy of holistic and other approaches to personal health and global ecology.

notes for New Age

New Age music incorporates relaxing, dreamy melodic lines with a quietly harmonic background, primarily in order to promote meditation.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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