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golden age

/ˌgoʊldən eɪdʒ/
/ˈgʌʊldɛn eɪdʒ/
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Other forms: golden ages

Definitions of golden age
  1. noun
    a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak
    “it was the golden age of cinema”
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    type of:
    bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak, prime
    the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
  2. noun
    any period (sometimes imaginary) of great peace and prosperity and happiness
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    type of:
    age, historic period
    an era of history having some distinctive feature
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