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golden age


golden age

noun

: a time of great happiness, success, and achievement

Full Definition of GOLDEN AGE

:  a period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement
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Examples of GOLDEN AGE

  1. the golden age of art
  2. a golden age for our country

First Known Use of GOLDEN AGE

1555

Related to GOLDEN AGE

Synonyms
belle epoque, renaissance
Antonyms
dark age

Rhymes with GOLDEN AGE

batting cage, center stage, disengage, legal age, mental age, middle age, multistage, ossifrage, overage, report stage, saxifrage, scarlet sage, underage

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