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- [twen-tee, twuhn-]
- /ˈtwɛn ti, ˈtwʌn-/
- /ˈtwen.tiz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [twen-tee, twuhn-]
- /ˈtwɛn ti, ˈtwʌn-/
Definitions of twenties word
- noun plural twenties a cardinal number, 10 times 2. 1
- noun plural twenties a symbol for this number, as 20 or XX. 1
- noun plural twenties a set of this many persons or things. 1
- noun plural twenties Informal. a twenty-dollar bill: Can you give me two tens for a twenty? 1
- noun plural twenties twenties, the numbers, years, degrees, or the like, from 20 through 29, as in referring to numbered streets, indicating the years of a lifetime or of a century, or referring to degrees of temperature: He lives in the West Twenties. She's in her early twenties. The temperature must be in the high twenties today. 1
- adjective twenties amounting to 20 in number. 1
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Origin of twenties
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English twēntig; cognate with Old Frisian tw(e)intich, Old High German zweinzug (German zwanzig), Gothic twai tigjus two tens
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Parts of speech for Twenties
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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twenties popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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