silver ages

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Definition of silver ages in English English dictionary: plural form of silver age
silver age: 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
silver age: period of the history of mankind (Mythology)
silver age: (classical mythology) the second age of the world, characterized by opulence and irreligion; by extension, a period secondary in achievement to a golden age
silver age: A period of history secondary in achievement to that of a golden age. In Latin literature, the period from AD 18 to 133, second only to the preceding Golden Age in literary achievement. Satire was the most vigorous literary form, exemplified by Juvenal, Martial, and Petronius. Other figures included Tacitus and Suetonius in history, Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger in letter writing, and Quintilian in literary criticism. Prose was characteristically elaborate and poetical in style, and many of the best works of the period were psychologically perceptive and humanist in tone. See also Augustan Age

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sil·ver ages

sîlvır eycız

/ˈsəlvər ˈāʤəz/ /ˈsɪlvɜr ˈeɪʤəz/

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