twintiger

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʋɪn.tə.ɣər/
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  • Hyphenation: twin‧ti‧ger

Etymology 1

From twintig +‎ -er.

Noun

twintiger m (plural twintigers)

  1. twentysomething (someone in their twenties)

Etymology 2

Calque of German Zwanziger.

Determiner

twintiger

  1. in the twenties of a given century
    de twintiger jarenthe twenties

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