THIRTY


Meaning of THIRTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈthər-tē ]

noun

( plural thirties )

Etymology: Middle English thritty, from thritty, adjective, from Old English thrītig, from thrītig group of 30, from thrīe three + -tig group of ten; akin to Old English tīen ten

Date: before 12th century

1. — see number table

2. plural : the numbers 30 to 39 ; specifically : the years 30 to 39 in a lifetime or century

3. : a sign of completion : end — usually written 30

wrote thirty on the last page of the story

4. : the second point scored by a side in a game of tennis

• thir·ti·eth -tē-əth adjective or noun

• thirty adjective

• thirty pronoun, plural in construction

• thir·ty·ish -ish adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.