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Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
tjugo + tal
Noun
tjugotal n
- around twenty
Ett tjugotal människor fick föras till sjukhus- Around twenty people had to be taken to hospital
- (usually in the definite "tjugotalet") the 20s (especially the 1920s)
Usage notes
The -tal suffix is only used for even tens in (sense 1).
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