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  • noun plural A time of youth, innocence, and inexperience.

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  • noun plural a period when a person is young and inexperienced.

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  • noun A period of inexperienced youthful innocence accompanied by enthusiasm and idealism.

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  • noun the best time of youth

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[Coined by William Shakespeare.]

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Coined by William Shakespeare, in Anthony and Cleopatra, act 1, sc. 5:

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  • Refers to the days of carefree innocence and pleasure of one's youth.

    Origin: Shakespeare's Anthony and Cleopatra, 1606:

    CLEOPATRA: My salad days,

    When I was green in judgment: cold in blood,

    To say as I said then! But, come, away;

    Get me ink and paper:

    He shall have every day a several greeting,

    Or I'll unpeople Egypt.

    September 15, 2007