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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Années dorées

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Anee dorée

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Golden years/ˈɡoʊl.dən jɪrz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Beaucoup de gens attendent leurs années dorées avec impatience."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A period in a person's life, typically after retirement, characterized by enjoyment, leisure, and fulfillment.

    "Many people look forward to their golden years when they can travel and spend time with family."
  2. 2

    A time of great happiness or success in someone's life.

    "The artist reflected on his golden years when he created his most famous works."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English adjective 'golden', denoting a period of excellence or prosperity, combined with 'years', referring to an advanced stage of life. The specific phrase gained prominent cultural traction in the mid-20th century as a euphemistic and idealized term for retirement age, reflecting improving life expectancies and financial provisions for older adults.

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