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| twen·ty [ twéntee ] |
noun (plural twen·ties) |
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1. 20: the number 20
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2. group of 20: a group of twenty people or objects
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3. $20 bill: a bill worth twenty dollars
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plural noun twen·ties |
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1. numbers 20 to 29: the numbers 20 to 29, particularly as a range of temperature
  in the low twenties
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2. years from 20 to 29: the years from 20 to 29 in a century
in the late twenties
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3. period from age 20 to 29: the period of somebody's life from the age of 20 to 29
when I was in my twenties
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| [ Old English twēntig< Germanic, "twice ten"] |
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| twen·ty adjective, pron |
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