thirties
noun [plural] /ˈθɜː.tiz/
/ˈθɝː.t̬iz/ Definition
B2 A person's thirties are the period in which they are aged between 30 and 39: My brother is in his thirties.Describing age and birthdays the thirties › the range of temperature between 30° and 39°: The temperature is expected to be in the thirties tomorrow.Measurements of temperature B2 the decade (= period of ten years) between 30 and 39 in any century, usually 1930–1939: My family fled Germany in the thirties.Decades, centuries and the millennium
(Definition of thirties noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absolute zero noun
- C, c noun (TEMPERATURE)
- Celsius noun, adjective
- centigrade noun, adjective
- eighties noun
- F, f noun (TEMPERATURE)
- Fahrenheit adjective, noun
- fifties noun
- forties noun
- K, k noun (TEMPERATURE)
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