golden age
noun
the most flourishing period in the history of a nation, literature, etc.
golden ages
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pluralof golden age.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“We’re in the middle of multiple golden ages right now.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
His resultant book, “Black Hollywood: Reimagining Iconic Movie Moments,” from Ebony Magazine publishing, hopes to amend the glaring omission of Black representation in the mainstream media during Hollywood’s golden ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
Abbas presided over what is remembered in Iranian history as a true golden age, one that flourished simultaneously with golden ages in the Ottoman Empire and, to the east, the Muslim-ruled Mughal Empire of India.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
We were passing by some of the most expensive real estate in Britain, architecture inspired by feverish dreams of lost golden ages: vast mock-Tudor mansions, fake castles with crenelated concrete battlements.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2017
But the golden age closes, as all golden ages had done before it, and for the same reason.
From The Story of Evolution by Joseph McCabe
