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What does Age of Enlightenment mean?

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  1. (historical) A period of time ranging from part of the 17th century through much of the 18th century, characterized particularly by the importance of logic and reason.
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The reform movement that emerged in Canada owed an intellectual debt to the eighteenth-century Age of Enlightenment.
During the Age of Enlightenment, the modern development of historiography through the application of scrupulous methods began.
The Age of Enlightenment was preceded by and closely associated with the scientific revolution.
Given his youth, training and promising early career, he was a true child of the Age of Enlightenment.
Major changes in design did not become common until the Age of Enlightenment, when there was rapid progress in design.
The Age of Enlightenment turned into an era of political ferment marked by revolutions in France, Germany, and Italy and the rise of abolitionism.

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