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golden ageA period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɡoʊldən eɪdʒ/

Korean meaning: 매우 행복하고 번영하며 성취가 많았던 시기, 황금시대

Korean pronunciation: **골**든 **에이**지

Example Sentences

  • My grandfather insists the golden age was when you could buy coffee for 10 cents and didn't need a PhD to operate the TV remote.
  • The Renaissance is considered the golden age of art and literature in Europe.
  • Some say we're living in the golden age of streaming, where you can binge-watch entire seasons and call it 'research.'

golden age

NOUN

//ˈɡoʊldən eɪdʒ//

A period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement

golden age concept
💡 Concept

Renaissance Florence bustles with artists, scholars, and inventors during its golden age of creativity.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɡoʊldən eɪdʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɡəʊldən eɪdʒ/

🌳Etymology

Rootgolden
Suffix-age

Origin

The term originates from classical Greek and Roman mythology, particularly Hesiod's Works and Days, which described the Golden Age as the first and best age of mankind, a period of peace and prosperity. The phrase combines the Old English word 'golden' (made of gold, precious) with 'age' (a period of time).

🎵Rhyme

molten pageolden stagebolder wage
molten page
olden stage
bolder wage

🔗Collocations

golden age of cinema
golden age of television
economic golden age
cultural golden age
golden age thinking
golden age fallacy

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandfather insists the golden age was when you could buy coffee for 10 cents and didn't need a PhD to operate the TV remote.

The Renaissance is considered the golden age of art and literature in Europe.

😄 Fun example

Some say we're living in the golden age of streaming, where you can binge-watch entire seasons and call it 'research.'

The golden age of radio lasted from the 1920s to the 1950s.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

heydayprime timepeak periodglory dayszenith

Antonyms

dark agedeclinelow point

Related

prosperityrenaissanceboomflourishingpinnacle

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