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twenties
(encz) | twenties,dvacátá léta n: Zdeněk Brož |
Twenties
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.
[1913 Webster] |
twenties
(wn) | 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] |
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mid-twenties
(encz) | mid-twenties, n: |
roaring twenties
(encz) | Roaring Twenties,hlučná 20. léta n: [id.] desetiletí po 1. světové válce
1920-1929 Michal Ambrož |
twenties
(encz) | twenties,dvacátá léta n: Zdeněk Brož |
Five-twenties
(gcide) | Five-twenties \Five`-twen"ties\, n. pl.
Five-twenty bonds of the United States (bearing six per cent
interest), issued in 1862, '64, and '65, redeemable after
five and payable in twenty years.
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mid-twenties
(gcide) | mid-twenties \mid-twenties\ n.
the time of life between 20 and 30.
Syn: twenties.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Roaring twenties
(gcide) | Roaring twenties \Roar"ing twen"ties\
The decade from 1920 to 1929; -- so called because of the
occurrence of a prosperous economy and rapid changes in
sociological mores as exemplified by speakeasies, the
popularity of fast cars and jazz, and the boisterous
unconventional behavior of young adults in that period. See
also flapper, speakeasy, and second prohibition.
[PJC] |
mid-twenties
(wn) | mid-twenties
n 1: the time of life between 20 and 30 [syn: twenties, {mid-
twenties}] |
twenties
(wn) | 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] |
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