Etymology

Glorious Thirty

Today it means: A thirty-year period of economic growth in France between 1945 and 1975, following the end of World War II. Full definition →

French Trente Glorieuses
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  1. French · calque ofTrente Glorieuses
  2. English todayGlorious Thirty

Calque of French Trente Glorieuses, first used in the title of a 1979 book on the topic by the French demographer Jean Fourastié.

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