twenties

2 definitions found

twenties - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.
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twenties - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  twenties
      n 1: the time of life between 20 and 30 [syn: twenties, mid- twenties
           ]
      2: the decade from 1920 to 1929 [syn: twenties, 1920s]