"golden hour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: golden hours [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊə(ɹ) Etymology: golden + hour Etymology templates: {{com|en|golden|hour}} golden + hour Head templates: {{en-noun}} golden hour (plural golden hours)
  1. (medicine) The first sixty minutes after sustaining major traumatic injury, during which there is the highest likelihood that prompt medical treatment will prevent death. Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: golden time Translations (the first hour after a traumatic injury): heure d’or [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-golden_hour-en-noun-cJKRrwCC Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'the first hour after a traumatic injury': 67 19 7 7
  2. (photography) A period shortly after sunrise or before sunset, during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is higher in the sky. Categories (topical): Photography Translations (period shortly after sunrise or before sunset): heure dorée [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-golden_hour-en-noun-Jm-4lqxO Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography Disambiguation of 'period shortly after sunrise or before sunset': 14 78 6 2
  3. (television) In Japanese television, the period between 7 and 9 pm, the equivalent of the American prime time. Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-golden_hour-en-noun-phExb9hr Topics: broadcasting, media, television
  4. (television, in the plural) Hours worked outside of normal working hours, for which additional money is paid. Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-golden_hour-en-noun-SIuMMDxt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 13 5 51 Topics: broadcasting, media, television

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