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–adjective

1.	bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the color of gold; yellow: golden hair.

2.	made or consisting of gold: golden earrings.

3.	exceptionally valuable, advantageous, or fine: a golden opportunity.

4.	having glowing vitality; radiant: golden youth.

5.	full of happiness, prosperity, or vigor: golden hours; a golden era of exploration.

6.	highly talented and favored; destined for success: television's golden boy.

7.	richly soft and smooth: a golden voice.

8.	indicating the fiftieth event of a series: a golden wedding anniversary.

[Origin: 1225–75; ME; see gold, -en²

]

—Related forms

gold·en·ly, adverb

gold·en·ness, noun

—Synonyms 5. splendid, glorious, joyous.

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a city in central Colorado. 12,237.

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adj.

Of, relating to, made of, or containing gold.
1. Having the color of gold or a yellow color suggestive of gold.
2. Lustrous; radiant: the golden sun.
3. Suggestive of gold, as in richness or splendor: a golden voice.
Of the greatest value or importance; precious.
Marked by peace, prosperity, and often creativeness: a golden era.
Very favorable or advantageous; excellent: a golden opportunity.
Having a promising future; seemingly assured of success: a golden generation.
Of or relating to a 50th anniversary.

gold'en·ly adv., gold'en·ness n.

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golden
adjective
1.	having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: aureate]
2.	marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
3.	made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" [syn: gold]
4.	supremely favored; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" [syn: fortunate]
5.	suggestive of gold; "a golden voice"
6.	presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈgolden1 adjective

of gold or the colour of gold
Example: golden hair

Arabic:	ذَهَبي
Chinese (Simplified):	金色
Chinese (Traditional):	金色的
Czech:	zlatý; zlatavý
Danish:	gylden
Estonian:	kuld(kolla)ne
Finnish:	kullankeltainen
French:	d'or, doré
German:	golden
Greek:	χρυσός, χρυσαφένιος
Hungarian:	arany(ból való)
Icelandic:	gull-, úr gulli
Indonesian:	keemasan
Italian:	dorato, d'oro*
Japanese:	金 (色) の

Korean:	황금빛의
Latvian:	zelta-; zeltains
Lithuanian:	auksinis, aukso
Norwegian:	gyllen, gull-
Polish:	złoty, złocisty
Portuguese (Brazil):	de ouro, dourado
Portuguese (Portugal):	dourado
Romanian:	de aur; auriu
Russian:	золотистый
Slovak:	zlatý; zlatistý
Slovenian:	zlat
Spanish:	dorado, de oro
Swedish:	guld-, gyllene
Turkish:	altın, altın sarısı

ˈgolden2 adjective

(of a wedding anniversary, jubilee etc) fiftieth
Example: They will celebrate their golden wedding (anniversary) next month.

Arabic:	اليوبيل الذَّهَبي
Chinese (Simplified):	金婚的
Chinese (Traditional):	金婚的
Czech:	zlatý
Danish:	guldbryllup
Estonian:	kuld-
Finnish:	kulta-
French:	d'or
German:	golden
Greek:	χρυσός, πεντηκοστός (για επέτειο κτλ.)
Hungarian:	aranylakodalom
Icelandic:	gull(brúðkaup)
Indonesian:	emas
Italian:	d'oro*
Japanese:	50周年の

Korean:	50년째의
Latvian:	(par kāzām u.tml.) zelta-
Lithuanian:	auksinis
Norwegian:	gullbryllup
Polish:	złoty
Portuguese (Brazil):	de ouro
Portuguese (Portugal):	bodas de ouro
Romanian:	de aur
Russian:	золотой
Slovak:	zlatý
Slovenian:	zlat
Spanish:	de oro
Swedish:	guld-
Turkish:	ellinci evlilik yıldönümü

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golden
[Probabaly from folklore's "golden egg"] When used to describe a magnetic medium (e.g. "golden disk", "golden tape"), describes one containing a tested, up-to-spec, ready-to-ship software version. Compare platinum-iridium.
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Golden Meadow, LA (town, FIPS 29640) Location: 29.38767 N, 90.27340 W
Population (1990): 2049 (882 housing units)
Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70357

Golden Valley, ND (city, FIPS 31180) Location: 47.29043 N, 102.06472 W
Population (1990): 239 (139 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 58541

Golden City, MO (city, FIPS 27676) Location: 37.39356 N, 94.09321 W
Population (1990): 794 (435 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64748

Golden Eagle, IL Zip code(s): 62036

Golden Valley, MN (city, FIPS 24308) Location: 44.98987 N, 93.35863 W
Population (1990): 20971 (8532 housing units)
Area: 26.5 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55427

Golden Gate, IL (village, FIPS 30250) Location: 38.35864 N, 88.20553 W
Population (1990): 71 (33 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62843

Golden Pond, KY Zip code(s): 42211

Golden Valley, AZ (CDP, FIPS 28195) Location: 35.22324 N, 114.22209 W
Population (1990): 2619 (1264 housing units)
Area: 72.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Golden Beach, FL (town, FIPS 26250) Location: 25.96450 N, 80.12271 W
Population (1990): 774 (302 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

Golden Lakes, FL (CDP, FIPS 26460) Location: 26.70030 N, 80.16500 W
Population (1990): 3867 (2759 housing units)
Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Golden Hills, CA (CDP, FIPS 30282) Location: 35.14249 N, 118.48935 W
Population (1990): 5423 (1923 housing units)
Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Golden Beach, MD (CDP, FIPS 33850) Location: 38.48727 N, 76.69324 W
Population (1990): 2944 (965 housing units)
Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water)

Golden Gate, FL (CDP, FIPS 26300) Location: 26.18308 N, 81.70388 W
Population (1990): 14148 (6124 housing units)
Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Golden Glades, FL (CDP, FIPS 26375) Location: 25.91150 N, 80.20068 W
Population (1990): 25474 (9728 housing units)
Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

Golden Grove, SC (CDP, FIPS 29635) Location: 34.73069 N, 82.43912 W
Population (1990): 2055 (812 housing units)
Area: 15.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Golden Valley County, ND (county, FIPS 33) Location: 46.93852 N, 103.84393 W
Population (1990): 2108 (1035 housing units)
Area: 2595.2 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)

Golden Valley County, MT (county, FIPS 37) Location: 46.38349 N, 109.16747 W
Population (1990): 912 (432 housing units)
Area: 3044.1 sq km (land), 2.8 sq km (water)

Golden, CO (city, FIPS 30835) Location: 39.73887 N, 105.21550 W
Population (1990): 13116 (5825 housing units)
Area: 19.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80401, 80403

Golden, IL (village, FIPS 30159) Location: 40.10973 N, 91.01841 W
Population (1990): 565 (258 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62339

Golden, MO Zip code(s): 65658

Golden, MS (town, FIPS 27940) Location: 34.48519 N, 88.18612 W
Population (1990): 202 (96 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 38847

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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Age\ ([=a]j), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. [^a]ge, fr. L. aetas through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr. aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, age; akin to E. aye ever. Cf. Each.]

1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

Mine age is as nothing before thee. --Ps. xxxix. 5.

2. That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present age of a man, or of the earth?

3. The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.

Nor wrong mine age with this indignity. --Shak.

4. One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc. --Shak.

5. Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is of age. --Abbott.

Note: In the United States, both males and females are of age when twenty-one years old.

6. The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion. --Abbott.

7. A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles. "The spirit of the age." --Prescott.

Truth, in some age or other, will find her witness. --Milton.

Note: Archeological ages are designated as three: The Stone age (the early and the later stone age, called paleolithic and neolithic), the Bronze age, and the Iron age. During the Age of Stone man is supposed to have employed stone for weapons and implements. See Augustan, Brazen, Golden, Heroic, Middle.

8. A great period in the history of the Earth.

Note: The geologic ages are as follows: 1. The Arch[ae]an, including the time when was no life and the time of the earliest and simplest forms of life. 2. The age of Invertebrates, or the Silurian, when the life on the globe consisted distinctively of invertebrates. 3. The age of Fishes, or the Devonian, when fishes were the dominant race. 4. The age of Coal Plants, or Acrogens, or the Carboniferous age. 5. The Mesozoic or Secondary age, or age of Reptiles, when reptiles prevailed in great numbers and of vast size. 6. The Tertiary age, or age of Mammals, when the mammalia, or quadrupeds, abounded, and were the dominant race. 7. The Quaternary age, or age of Man, or the modern era. --Dana.

9. A century; the period of one hundred years.

Fleury . . . apologizes for these five ages. --Hallam.

10. The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation. "Ages yet unborn." --Pope.

The way which the age follows. --J. H. Newman.

Lo! where the stage, the poor, degraded stage, Holds its warped mirror to a gaping age. --C. Sprague.

11. A long time. [Colloq.] "He made minutes an age." --Tennyson.

Age of a tide, the time from the origin of a tide in the South Pacific Ocean to its arrival at a given place.

Moon's age, the time that has elapsed since the last preceding conjunction of the sun and moon.

Note: Age is used to form the first part of many compounds; as, agelasting, age-adorning, age-worn, age-enfeebled, agelong.

Syn: Time; period; generation; date; era; epoch.

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