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Meaning of THIRTY

Pronunciation:  'thurtee

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
  2. [adj]  being ten more than twenty
 
 Synonyms: 30, 30, cardinal, xxx, XXX
 
 See Also: large integer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Thir"ty\, a. [OE. thritty, AS. [thorn]r[=i]tig,
    [thorn]rittig; akin to D. dertig, G. dreissig, Icel.
    [thorn]rj[=a]t[=i]u, [thorn]rj[=a]tigi, [thorn]rir teger,
    Goth. [thorn]reis tigjus, i.e., three tens. See {Three}, and
    Ten, and cf. {Thirteen}.]
    Being three times ten; consisting of one more than
    twenty-nine; twenty and ten; as, the month of June consists
    of thirty days.
    
    
    
    
  2. \Thir"ty\, n.; pl. {Thirties}.
    1. The sum of three tens, or twenty and ten; thirty units or
       objects.
    
    2. A symbol expressing thirty, as 30, or XXX.
    
    
 

 

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