heyday
Meaning
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- A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
- An exultation of the spirits; gaiety; frolic.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈheɪdeɪ/
Etymology
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.
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