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Noun: silver age
  1. (classical mythology) the second age of the world, characterized by opulence and irreligion; by extension, a period secondary in achievement to a golden age
    "Comic book enthusiasts often refer to the 1960s as the Silver Age of comics"

Derived forms: silver ages

Type of: period, period of time, time period, time span

Encyclopedia: Silver age