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era collapse: a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods; a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

epoch collapse: a unit of geological time; (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred

golden age collapse: (classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishing and outstanding period; any period (sometimes imaginary) of great peace and prosperity and happiness; a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak; "it was the golden age of cinema"

age collapse: how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"; a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"; begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"; make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

prosperity collapse: the condition of prospering; having good fortune; an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

utopia collapse: an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal; a work of fiction describing a utopia; a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island; ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects

millennium collapse: a span of 1000 years; the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it); (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness

dumps collapse: an informal expression for a mildly depressed state; "in the dumps"; "have the mopes"

desperation collapse: desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"

generation collapse: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production; the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"; group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent; the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"; a stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers"

socket collapse: a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted; receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted; a bony hollow into which a structure fits

broken heart collapse: devastating sorrow and despair; "he is recovering from a broken heart"; "a broken heart languishes here"

business cycle collapse: recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline

lamentation collapse: the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief

sinus collapse: any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull

rainy day collapse: a (future) time of financial need; "I am saving for a rainy day"

contraction collapse: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope; (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber); a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"

doldrums collapse: a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

pessimism collapse: a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things; the feeling that things will turn out badly

day collapse: United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935); a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"; some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"; the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"; time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"; a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"; the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"; the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"; an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"

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