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Definition of Silver age
1. 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.
Definition of Silver age
1. 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. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Silver Age
Literary usage of Silver age
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"THE silver age. The wings of winds were clogg'd with ice and suu»; ... Succeeding
times a silver age behold, Excelling brass, but more excell'd by gold. ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"HARVEST SONG From i The silver age ' WITH fair Ceres, Queen of grain, The reaped
fields we roam, roam, roam! Each country peasant, nymph, and swain Sing ..."
3. Publications by Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) (1853)
"The silver age," which came from the press in 1613, 4to; 3. ... The three first
probably were in existence when "The silver age" appeared; but "The Iron ..."
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