noun
thirties
noun
1
The decade from thirty to thirty-nine within a century (e.g. the 1930s).
"The house was built in the thirties."
2
The period of a person's life from age thirty to thirty-nine.
"She started her own business in her thirties."
How to Use Thirties
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe years or decade numbered in the thirties, whether of a century or of someone's life.
Common pairings
in her thirties
the roaring thirties
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