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hey·day
(hā′dā′)n.
The period of greatest popularity, success, or power; prime.
[Perhaps alteration of heyda, exclamation of pleasure, probably alteration of Middle English hey, hey.]
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heyday
(ˈheɪˌdeɪ)n
the time of most power, popularity, vigour, etc; prime
[C16: probably based on hey]
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hey•day
(ˈheɪˌdeɪ)n.
1. the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime: the heyday of the silent movies.
2. Archaic. high spirits.
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Noun | 1. | heyday - the period of greatest prosperity or productivity period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" golden age - a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak; "it was the golden age of cinema" |
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heyday
noun prime, time, day, flowering, pink, bloom, high point, zenith, salad days, prime of life In its heyday, the studio boasted it had more stars than heaven.
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Translations
إزْدِهار
vrcholná doba
storhedstid
virágkor
blómatími, blómaskeiî
didžiausias populiarumasdidžiausias suklestėjimas
briedumsplaukums
vrchol rozkvetu
en parlak dönem
heyday
[ˈheɪdeɪ] N → auge min the heyday of the theatre → cuando el teatro estaba en su apogeo
in his heyday → en sus buenos tiempos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
heyday
[ˈheɪdeɪ] n [person, city, organization] → apogée fin its heyday, ... → à l'apogée de sa gloire, ...
the heyday of → l'âge m d'or de
the heyday of the railways → l'âge d'or du rail
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heyday
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
heyday
(ˈheidei) noun the time when a particular person or thing had great importance and popularity. The 1950's were the heyday of rock and roll.
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