heyday

noun · interjectionA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

heydays

1.
A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
The early twentieth century was the heyday of the steam locomotive.
2.
(archaic)An exultation of the spirits; gaiety; frolic.

interjection

1.
A lively greeting.
2.
(obsolete)An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of wonder.
"Come follow me, my wags, and say, as I say. There's no riches but in rags; hey day, hey day, &c."

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Đồng nghĩa

day in the sungolden agegolden yearsglory daysgood old days

Cùng gốc / liên quan

hey

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Nguồn gốc từ

Late 16th century, from earlier heyda (1520s), as exclamation – compare hey, hei. Sense “period of success, vigor” is a respelling as heyday based on unrelated day (as “period of time”) – compare day in the sun.