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age cohort

Definition of Age Cohort

(noun) A group of people born around the same time period from a particular population that typically shares certain events and experiences over their life course.

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Age Cohort Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: age co·hort

Audio Pronunciation

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– British English

Phonetic Spelling

  • American English – /AYj kOH-hort/
  • British English – /AYj kOH-hawt/

International Phonetic Alphabet

  • American English – /eɪʤ ˈkoʊhɔrt/
  • British English – /eɪʤ ˈkəʊhɔːt/

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Reference

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Cite the Definition of Age Cohort

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2019. “age cohort.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved March 28, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/age cohort/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

age cohort. (2019). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/age cohort/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2019. “age cohort.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/age cohort/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“age cohort.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2019. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/age cohort/>.