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noun
Old age; especially, the leisure years in later life after one has retired from employment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, idiomatic, plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: twilight years, sunset years, age, chair days, codgerhood, eld, elderliness, fogeydom, geezerdom, golden years, old age, oldhood, senescence, senectitude, superannuation, vetustity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The period during which someone or something flourishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: prime, golden age, golden era, golden time, heyday
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the time of life after retirement from active work
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time of life
History
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Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
