dark ages

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see also: Dark Ages

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Noun

1. Alternative form of Dark Ages

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Dark Ages

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Proper noun

1. (proscribed) The period of European history encompassing (roughly) 476–1000 CE.

   Synonyms: Early Middle Ages

2. (Ancient Greece) Greek Dark Ages (c. 1100 BC - 750 BCE)
3. Dark ages of Cambodia (c. 1450 - 1863)
4. Dark ages of Laos (c. 1707 - 1893)
5. (astronomy) Dark Ages, 380 thousand to about 1 billion years after the Big Bang.
6. (figuratively) Any relatively primitive period of time.
   • 2000 Mar 6, Network World, Vol. 17, No. 10, page 49:

     Yes, DSL is a better, faster and less expensive way to access the Internet. Unfortunately, it's saddled with back-office systems that belong in the Dark Ages and politics that may require regulatory oversight.

Translations

• French: siècles obscurs
• German: Dunkle Jahrhunderte
• Portuguese: Idade das Trevas
• Spanish: Edad Oscura

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