Thirty Common

Thirty has 4 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Num

Definitions

Noun

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

"The clock struck thirty exactly when I arrived at the station."

thirty 30 XXX

A rack of thirty beers.

"The bartender asked me to pay for a whole rack of thirty beers since I was hosting the party alone."

In plain English: Thirty is the number that comes right after twenty-nine and before thirty-one.

"The clock struck thirty when we decided to leave for the party."

Adjective

being ten more than twenty

"The clock struck thirty, marking exactly ten minutes past the hour."

thirty 30 xxx

Num

The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.

"Thirty people gathered at the meeting to discuss the new project plans."

Example Sentences

"The clock struck thirty when we decided to leave for the party." noun

Origin

The word thirty comes from Old English þrītiġ, which literally meant "three tens." It entered Middle English as a variation of thriti and eventually became the modern form we use today.

Rhyming Words

arty barty durty purty berty porty warty gerty morty hurty tarty forty party dorty carty worty dirty rorty farty marty

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