# twenties

Pronunciation: say "TWEN-teez" /ˈtwɛntiz/

## Noun

1. The ten-year period of a person's life spanning ages 20 through 29.
   - Simple: The years of your life when you are between 20 and 29 years old.
   - _He spent most of his twenties traveling abroad._
   - _By her late twenties, she had founded two companies._
2. A ten-year span within a century covering the years 20 through 29, such as the 1920s.
   - Simple: The ten years in a century that begin with 20, like 1920 to 1929.
   - _Fashion in the twenties favored short dresses and bold patterns._
   - _Historians often describe the twenties as a decade of rapid change._
3. Plural of twenty. — plural of twenty
   - Simple: Plural of twenty. Use this when talking about more than one twenty.
   - _She handed the teller a bundle of twenties._
   - _The wallet was full of crisp twenties._
5. A measurement falling somewhere from 20 to 29, as with temperatures or rates.
   - Simple: Numbers from 20 to 29, used for things like temperature or speed.
   - _Forecasters expect highs in the twenties through the weekend._
   - _Mortgage rates climbed into the twenties during that era._

## Adjective

4. Belonging to or evoking the third decade of a century, especially the 1920s.
   - Simple: Coming from or reminding people of the 1920s.
   - _The film captured the twenties glamour of speakeasies and dance halls._
   - _Her apartment had a distinctly twenties aesthetic._

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