1920s

noun

The decade from 1920 to 1929.

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'20s20stwentiesRoaring Twentiesreferring to the rapid economic expansion and modernization of the period

Meanings

noun1920s pl (plural only)

alternative 1920's

  1. pluralplural onlyThe decade from 1920 to 1929.

    Their business model of the 1920s and 1930s, which had catapulted the business to undreamt-of heights, had then turned into something of a ball and chain.

    2011, John Bradley, Cadbury's Purple Reign: The Story Behind Chocolate's Best-Loved Brand
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    In the 1920s, the golly was used as a trademark for Robertson's Marmalade, and a little cut-out paper figure was popped into the stone jars between a circle of greaseproof paper and the lid.

    1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 163

    The history of fish-farming in nondesert areas here, mostly in the Galilee region near the sea, dates back to the late 1920s, before Israel was established as a state.

    2007 January 2, Dina Kraft, “From Far Beneath the Israeli Desert, Water Sustains a Fertile Enterprise”, in The New York Times

    Synonyms: '20s, 20s, twenties, Roaring Twenties, referring to the rapid economic expansion and modernization of the period

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe decade from 1920 to 1929.

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'20s20stwentiesRoaring Twentiesreferring to the rapid economic expansion and modernization of the period

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nounthe decade from 1920 to 1929

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