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thirty — [thʉrt′ē] adj. [LME thirti, metathetic for thritti < OE thritig < thri,THREE + tig, TY2] three times ten n. pl. thirties 1. the cardinal number between twenty nine and thirty one; 30; XXX ☆ 2. [prob. orig. te … English World dictionary
Thirty — Thir ty, n.; pl. {Thirties}. 1. The sum of three tens, or twenty and ten; thirty units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol expressing thirty, as 30, or XXX. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thirty — 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}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thirty — early 15c. metathesis of O.E. þritig, from þri, þreo three + tig group of ten (see TY (Cf. ty) (1)). Cf. O.Fris. thritich, O.S. thritig, Du. dertig, O.H.G. drizzug, Ger. dreissig. Thirty Years War (1842) was a religious power struggle waged 1618… … Etymology dictionary
thirty — (izg. tȇrti) br. DEFINICIJA sport drugi bod u igri tenisa; trideset ETIMOLOGIJA engl … Hrvatski jezični portal
thirty — ► CARDINAL NUMBER (pl. thirties) ▪ ten less than forty; 30. (Roman numeral: xxx or XXX.) DERIVATIVES thirtieth ordinal number. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
thirty — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 the product of three and ten. 2 a symbol for this (30, xxx, XXX). 3 (in pl.) the numbers from 30 to 39, esp. the years of a century or of a person s life. adj. that amount to thirty. Phrases and idioms: thirty first,… … Useful english dictionary
thirty — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
thirty — /ˈθɜti / (say thertee) noun (plural thirties) 1. a cardinal number, ten times three. 2. a symbol for this number, as 30 or XXX. 3. (plural) the numbers from 30 to 39 of a series, especially with reference to the years of a person s age, or the… …
thirty — noun /ˈθɜːti,ˈθɚɾij/ A rack of thirty beers … Wiktionary
thirty — [[t]θɜ͟ː(r)ti[/t]] ♦ thirties 1) NUM Thirty is the number 30. 2) N PLURAL When you talk about the thirties, you are referring to numbers between 30 and 39. For example, if you are in your thirties, you are aged between 30 and 39. If the… … English dictionary
