Thirties

adj, noun

adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of thirty form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A decade starting with the year xx30, most usually the decade from 1930 to 1939. plural, plural-only

    "It says here on your resume that your last job was as a streetcorner apple vendor and that you haven't worked since the thirties."

  3. 3
    the time of life between 30 and 40 wordnet
  4. 4
    The decade of one's life from age 30 through age 39. plural, plural-only

    "He looked to be in his thirties."

  5. 5
    the decade from 1930 to 1939 wordnet
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  1. 6
    The range between 30 and 39. plural, plural-only

    "It's going to be in the low thirties tonight."

Adjective
  1. 1
    From or evoking the 31st through 40th years of a century (chiefly the 1930s). not-comparable

    "Yearslong droughts? How thirties!"

Synonyms

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1930s'30s1930s30smid thirtiesmid-thirties

Example

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"The problem of faith brings us to the Thirties and the Western love affair with communism."

Related phrases

Dirty Thirtiesseven-thirties

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