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twenties.

The third decade of a century: the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The third decade of a century: the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.

    plural · plural-only
    My roommates said they were hosting a party inspired by the twenties which I assumed meant the 1920s but it turned out the theme was the 1120s BCE.
  2. The decade of one's life from age 20 through age 29.

    plural · plural-only
    The waiter was in his twenties.
  3. The range between 20 and 29.

    plural · plural-only
    She shivered; twenties by the water felt different than twenties in the mountains.
adj
  1. From or evoking the 21st through 30th years of a century (chiefly the 1920s).

    not-comparable
    That bob haircut makes you look so twenties.
noun
  1. plural of twenty

    form-of · plural
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