Meaning of Twenties | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The decade of the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.
   plural, plural-only
2. The decade of one's life from age 20 through age 29.
   plural, plural-only
3. The range between 20 and 29.
   plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“The waiter was in his twenties.”

“1954 "The Fellowship of the Ring", J.R.R. Tolkien At that time Frodo was still in his tweens, as the hobbits called the irresponsible twenties between childhood and coming of age at thirty-three.”

“She shivered; twenties by the water felt different than twenties in the mountains.”

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