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gold⋅en

  [gohl-duhn]
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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, -en 2

Related forms:
gold⋅en⋅ly, adverb
gold⋅en⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
5. splendid, glorious, joyous.
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Gold⋅en

  [gohl-duhn]
–noun
a city in central Colorado. 12,237.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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gold·en   (gōl'dən)   
adj.  

  1. 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.

  3. Of the greatest value or importance; precious.

  4. Marked by peace, prosperity, and often creativeness: a golden era.

  5. Very favorable or advantageous; excellent: a golden opportunity.

  6. Having a promising future; seemingly assured of success: a golden generation.

  7. Of or relating to a 50th anniversary.

gold'en·ly adv., gold'en·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Computing Dictionary

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.
[The Jargon File]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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