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Idiom

golden age

Meaning

A period of happiness, peace, prosperity, and great progress.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Many people believe this was the golden age of cinema.”

“Historians often describe the period of peace and economic growth as the country's golden age.”

“Scholars frequently debate whether the artistic achievements of the Renaissance truly represent a golden age for European culture.”

Examples

simple

“Many people believe this was the golden age of cinema.”

contextual

“Historians often describe the period of peace and economic growth as the country's golden age.”

complex

“Scholars frequently debate whether the artistic achievements of the Renaissance truly represent a golden age for European culture.”

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