Meanings
alternative 1920's
- 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 Brand2 more examples
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 163The 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 TimesSynonyms: '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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