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glory days/years

Definition of glory days/years

:a time in the past that is remembered for great success or happiness

The team's glory days are long gone.

His glory years as an actor are now far behind him.

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glory play

: praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent : renown
: worshipful praise, honor, and thanksgiving
: something that secures praise or renown

: to rejoice proudly

used to express surprise or delight

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days play

: in the daytime repeatedly : on any day

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year play years

: the period of about 365¹/₄ solar days required for one revolution of the earth around the sun
: the time required for the apparent sun to return to an arbitrary fixed or moving reference point in the sky
: the time in which a planet completes a revolution about the sun

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