Age of Aquarius
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Age of Aquarius
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Libertarian-inspired exit projects proliferated to the degree that one might recast the 1960s not as the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, but as the Age of Atlantis, the favored island reference point for libertarians.
From Slate • May 21, 2022
Cultural commentators consider Altamont the spiritual end of the 1960s, a dark denouement that is mostly ignored in our replaying of the Age of Aquarius.
From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2019
An Oklahoman bound for Vietnam falls in love with a New York debutante and discovers the Age of Aquarius with hippies in Central Park.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2019
Any day we expect to hear that construction can only begin at the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, when the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars.
From Washington Times • Jan. 3, 2019
Annabelle feels sorry for the guy, the grandson, following behind Dawn Celeste in her Age of Aquarius dress.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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