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Definition of golden age noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

golden age

noun
 
/ˈɡəʊldən eɪdʒ/
 
/ˈɡəʊldən eɪdʒ/
 [usually singular]
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  1. golden age (of something) a period during which something is very successful, especially in the past
    • the golden age of cinema
    Topics Successc1, Historyc1
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: the Greek and Roman poets' name for the first period of history, when it was believed that the human race lived in an ideal state.
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