twenties
noun C2- The third decade of a century: the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.
- The decade of one's life from age 20 through age 29. · The waiter was in his twenties.
- The range between 20 and 29. · She shivered; twenties by the water felt different than twenties in the mountains.
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Clemens embarked on this arduous apprenticeship in his early twenties, dedicating himself to the monumental task of learning the river by heart.
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