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twenties

noun

Meaning

  1. The decade of the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.
  2. The decade of one's life from age 20 through age 29.
  3. (temperature, rates) The range between 20 and 29.
  4. A banknote with a denomination of 20.
  5. 10-20 (location).
  6. An old English division of infantry.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

mid-twenties(English)1920s(English)onwards(English)20s(English)twenty-somethings(English)twentysomethings(English)twentyish(English)vicenarian(English)forties(English)teens(English)prosperity(English)depression(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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