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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