golden age
–noun
| 1. | the most flourishing period in the history of a nation, literature, etc. |
| 2. | Classical Mythology. the first and best of the four ages of humankind; an era of peace and innocence that finally yielded to the silver age. |
| 3. | (usually initial capital letters ) a period in Latin literature, 70 b.c. to a.d. 14, in which Cicero, Catullus, Horace, Vergil, Ovid, and others wrote; the first phase of classical Latin. Compare silver age (def. 2). |
| 4. | the period in life after middle age, traditionally characterized by wisdom, contentment, and useful leisure. |
| 5. | the age at which a person normally retires. |
[Origin: 1545–55
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| 1. | a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak; "it was the golden age of cinema" |
| 2. | any period (sometimes imaginary) of great peace and prosperity and happiness |
| 3. | (classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishing and outstanding period |
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