golden anniversary
English
Noun
golden anniversary (plural golden anniversaries)
- The 50th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
- 1837 June, Metropolitan Magazine, p. 174:
- The party from Königgratz was accompanied by an old married pair, who celebrated their golden anniversary of fifty years' happy marriage on the same occasion.
- 1837 June, Metropolitan Magazine, p. 174:
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- golden jubilee (coronation anniversary)
- golden wedding (wedding anniversary)
Coordinate terms
- paper anniversary (1st)
- wooden anniversary (5th)
- silver anniversary (25th)
- ruby anniversary (40th)
- diamond anniversary (60th/75th)
- platinum anniversary (70th)
Derived terms
- golden (adj., 50th)
Translations
50th anniversary
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References
- “golden, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
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