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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesetà dell'oro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eˈta delˈlɔːro
"Il cinema muto ha vissuto la sua età dell'oro negli anni venti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A idyllic period of supreme excellence, great happiness, flourishing culture, or immense prosperity in a particular field, nation, or art form.
"The 1950s are often considered the golden age of television broadcasting." - 2
The mythical initial period of human history characterized by perfection, peace, and happiness.
"Ancient poets wrote extensively about a lost golden age when humans lived without toil or sorrow."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from classical mythology, notably Hesiod and Ovid, who described the earliest and most idyllic mythical age of human existence when humanity lived in peace and abundance under the rule of Cronus. The term transitioned from a purely mythological concept into a metaphorical designation for any historical or contemporary period marked by great achievement, prosperity, and cultural pinnacle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Golden age" is said worldwide
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âge d'or
Transliteration: azh dɔʁ
"La Renaissance a été un véritable âge d'or pour les arts."
goldenes Zeitalter
Transliteration: ɡɔlˈdeːnəs ˈtsaɪtˌʔaltɐ
"Das 19. Jahrhundert gilt als das goldene Zeitalter der Literatur."
età dell'oro
Transliteration: eˈta delˈlɔːro
"Il cinema muto ha vissuto la sua età dell'oro negli anni venti."
edad de oro
Transliteration: eˈðað de ˈoɾo
"El siglo XVII es conocido como la edad de oro de la literatura española."
idade de ouro
Transliteration: iˈdadʒi dʒi ˈowɾu
"A Grécia antiga viveu uma idade de ouro na filosofia e na arte."
स्वर्ण युग
Transliteration: swarn yug
"गुप्त काल को भारतीय इतिहास का स्वर्ण युग कहा जाता है।"
黄金时代
Transliteration: huángjīn shídài
"二十世纪二十年代是爵士乐的黄金时代。"
황금기
Transliteration: hwang-geum-gi
"르네상스 시대는 유럽 문화의 황금기였다."
黄金時代
Transliteration: ōgon jidai
"1950年代は映画の黄金時代と呼ばれている。"
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