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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestwentyish
/ˈtwɛnti.ɪʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Approximately twenty years of age, or around twenty in number or quantity.
"Most of the guests at the party seemed to be twentyish."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed by combining the number twenty with the suffix -ish, denoting approximation or a similar quality, originating in colloquial English in the mid-20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "twentyish" is said worldwide
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vingtenaire
Transliteration: vingtenaire
"Elle a l'air vingtenaire."
um die zwanzig
Transliteration: um die zwanzig
"Die Leute dort waren alle um die zwanzig."
ventenne
Transliteration: ventenne
"Sembrava un gruppo di giovani ventenni."
veinteañero
Transliteration: veinteañero
"Los chicos en la fiesta eran veinteañeros."
vinte poucos
Transliteration: vinte poucos
"Ela tem na faixa dos vinte poucos anos."
बीस के आसपास का
Transliteration: bees ke aaspaas ka
"वह लड़का बीस के आसपास का लग रहा था।"
二十岁左右的
Transliteration: èrshí suì zuǒyòu de
"房间里的人看起来都二十岁左右。"
스물쯤 된
Transliteration: seumuljjeum doen
"그녀는 스물쯤 된 나이로 보였다."
20歳前後の
Transliteration: nijussai zengo no
"そこにいた人たちはみんな20歳前後だった。"
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