plural twenties
1
: a number equal to two times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
twenties plural
: the numbers 20 to 29
specifically
: the years 20 to 29 in a lifetime or century
3
: a 20-dollar bill
twenty
adjective
twenty
pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of twenty in a Sentence
Tomorrow the temperature will be in the low twenties.
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This position, which typically goes to executives in their early twenties, can lead to careers in finance, in private equity, or nearly any other field.
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Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
Isabella Strahan and her twin sister Sophia are gracefully exiting their teens and entering their twenties.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Oct. 2024
Some have questioned whether Todd, who would have been in his early twenties when the bitcoin white paper was published, would have been capable of developing a sophisticated peer-to-peer digital cash system—a problem that had confounded many talented and experienced cryptographers before him.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
Back on January 31, 1992, the three soldiers, then in their early twenties, were together at a wedding rehearsal the day before Jones was set to get married.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
Isabella Strahan and her twin sister Sophia are gracefully exiting their teens and entering their twenties.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Oct. 2024
Some have questioned whether Todd, who would have been in his early twenties when the bitcoin white paper was published, would have been capable of developing a sophisticated peer-to-peer digital cash system—a problem that had confounded many talented and experienced cryptographers before him.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
Back on January 31, 1992, the three soldiers, then in their early twenties, were together at a wedding rehearsal the day before Jones was set to get married.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Twenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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