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Define the word Fabulous age

"Fabulous age" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Fabulous \Fab"u*lous\ (f[a^]b"[-u]*l[u^]s), a. [L. fabulosus;
   cf. F. fabuleux. See Fable.]
   1. Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised;
      invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous
      description; a fabulous hero.
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            The fabulous birth of Minerva.        --Chesterfield.
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   2. Beyond belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price.
      --Macaulay.
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   3. Exceptionally good; extremely pleasing. [informal]
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   Fabulous age, that period in the history of a nation of
      which the only accounts are myths and unverified legends;
      as, the fabulous age of Greece and Rome. --
      Fab"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Fab"u*lous*ness, n.
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