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thirties

(also 30s, 30’s)
 
/ˈθɜr·t̬iz/ pl n

Definition

the numbers 30 through 39: My sisters are in their thirties (= between 30 and 39 years old). The temperature is expected to be in the thirties (= between 30° and 39°) tomorrow. These dresses were fashionable in the thirties (= between 1930 and 1939).
(Definition of thirties pl n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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