Definition

1. Noun:
   • The decade from 1920 to 1929: A specific period of ten years in the 20th century.
   • The time of life between 20 and 30: The age range of a person who is in their third decade of life.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Decade):
  • Jazz music became hugely popular in the twenties.
  • Fashion in the twenties was characterized by flapper dresses.
• Noun (Age):
  • She is in her twenties, so she is figuring out her career path.
  • Many people travel the world in their twenties.

Advanced Usage

• "The Roaring Twenties": A common historical nickname for the 1920s, emphasizing economic prosperity and cultural dynamism.
  • The novel captures the spirit of the Roaring Twenties.
• "Early/late twenties": Used to be more specific about age within the decade.
  • He's in his early twenties, probably 22 or 23.
  • She got her first managerial role in her late twenties.

Variants and Related Words

• Twentieth (adj.): Coming next after the nineteenth in position.
  • We are studying the twentieth century.
• Twenty (n., adj.): The cardinal number that is the product of ten and two.
  • There are twenty students in the class.

Synonyms

• The 1920s: The decade from 1920 to 1929.
• One's third decade: The time of life between 20 and 30.

Related Phrases

• "The dirty thirties": The following decade, the 1930s, often associated with the Great Depression and drought. (Used for contrast).
  • The economic boom of the twenties was followed by the dirty thirties.

Noun

1. the decade from 1920 to 1929
2. the time of life between 20 and 30