TWENTIES

twenties, mid-twenties

(noun) the time of life between 20 and 30

twenties

(noun) the decade from 1920 to 1929

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

twenties

plural of twenty

twenties pl (plural only)

The decade of the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.

The decade of one's life from age 20 through age 29.

(temperature, rates, pluralonly) The range between 20 and 29.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


TWENTY

Twen"ty, a. Etym: [OE. twenty, AS. tw, twentig; akin to OFris. twintich, OS. tw, D. & LG. twintig, OHG. zweinzug, G. zwanzig, Goth. twai tigjis; that is, two tens. See Twain, Two, and Ten.]

1. One more that nineteen; twice; as, twenty men.

2. An indefinite number more or less that twenty. Shak. Maximilian, upon twenty respects, could not have been the man. Bacon.

Twen"ty, n.; pl. Twenties (.

1. The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score.

2. A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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