thirties

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thirties - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Thirty \Thir"ty\, n.; pl. Thirties.
     1. The sum of three tens, or twenty and ten; thirty units or
        objects.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A symbol expressing thirty, as 30, or XXX.
        [1913 Webster]

thirties - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  thirties
      n 1: the time of life between 30 and 40 [syn: thirties, mid- thirties
           , thirty-something]
      2: the decade from 1930 to 1939 [syn: thirties, 1930s]