/ˈɡəʊldən/

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Meaning

Having the bright yellow colour of gold, or made of gold.

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Word origin

From the noun gold plus the old ending -en, which means made of that thing.

Origin
Old English
Root
gold

Examples

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Here "golden" means made of gold.

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"Golden" describes the bright yellow colour.

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"Golden" comes before the noun it describes.

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This word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 2: golden, tower, jacket and 7 more words.