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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A period of history secondary in achievement to that of a golden age.
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- noun an historical period of great accomplishment in a field or a society, usually following, and not quite as good as, a
golden age , and not as bad as an iron age.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (classical mythology) the second age of the world, characterized by opulence and irreligion; by extension, a period secondary in achievement to a golden age
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