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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a two-hour/twenty minute etc nap
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At age four, she was still having a two-hour nap every day.
in your early twenties/forties etc (= aged 20–23, 40–43 etc )
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Both men are in their early twenties.
ten to five/twenty to one etc (= ten minutes, twenty minutes etc before a particular hour )
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
in your middle twenties/thirties etc
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Among these was a tall firebrand of a patriot in his middle twenties.
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Owen and the Victoria Centre Owen is in his middle thirties and his working background is in education.
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While still in his middle twenties, he was offered a teaching position at an Ivy League university.
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You must be in your middle thirties.
twenty-four hour clock
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Since most of the male students were in their mid to late twenties, spouse hunting for them was a major preoccupation.