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- twenties 1829 as the years of someone's life between 20 and 29; 1830 as a decade of years in a given century. See TWENTY (Cf. twenty).
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twenties — see eighties … Modern English usage
Twenties — Twenty 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twenties — noun a) Twenty dollar bills. The waiter was in his twenties. b) The decade of the 1920s … Wiktionary
twenties — noun 1. the time of life between 20 and 30 (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑mid twenties • Hypernyms: ↑time of life • Part Holonyms: ↑adulthood, ↑maturity 2. the decade from 1920 … Useful english dictionary
twenties — n. numbers 20 through 29; years from 1920 to 1929, decade of the 1920 s twen·ty || twentɪ n. number 20 adj. amounting to 20 in number … English contemporary dictionary
Roaring Twenties — is a phrase used to describe the 1920s, principally in North America, that emphasizes the period s social, artistic, and cultural dynamism. Normalcy returned to politics in the wake of World War I, jazz music blossomed, the flapper redefined… … Wikipedia
The Roaring Twenties (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = The Roaring Twenties Img capt = Img size = 150 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = London and Brighton, England Genre = new wave art rock Years active = 2003 ndash;present Label = Snakes Ladders… … Wikipedia
Roaring Twenties — « Roaring Twenties » (littéralement « [années] vingt rugissantes ») est un terme anglophone faisant explicitement référence à la période de l entre deux guerres, et plus précisément aux années 1920 comme son nom l indique,… … Wikipédia en Français
The Roaring Twenties — For the time period, see Roaring Twenties and 1920s . Also, there was a 1960s television series and 2008 Irish sitcom of the same name. Infobox Film | name =The Roaring Twenties caption = director = Raoul Walsh producer = writer = Mark Hellinger… … Wikipedia
mid-twenties — n. the time of life between 20 and 30. Syn: twenties. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
