golden age

noun

Synonyms of golden agenext
: a period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement

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the golden age of art a golden age for our country
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Here’s your chance to own a car from rock ‘n’ roll’s golden age. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026 Its story begins during Hydra’s golden age. — Josh Hickey, Air Mail, 20 June 2026 The group helped define hip-hop’s golden age, became the first rap act inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and remains one of the genre’s most influential pioneers. — Ernie Suggs, AJC.com, 3 July 2026 Maybe loving the movies is fundamentally a postlapsarian experience, demanding a feeling that their golden age is always past, that something essential is lost with each leap forward. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for golden age

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of golden age was in the 15th century

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“Golden age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20age. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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