What does 1920s mean?

1920s

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: 1920s
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The decade from 1920 to 1929.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"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."

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1920's (alternative)

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