What does thirty mean?

Definitions for thirty
ˈθɜr tithir·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. thirty, 30, XXXadjective

    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

  2. thirty, 30, xxxadjective

    being ten more than twenty

Wiktionary

  1. thirtynoun

    A rack of thirty beers.

  2. thirtynumeral

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

  3. Etymology: þritig

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Thirtyadjective

    Thrice ten.

    Etymology: ðrittig , Saxon.

    I have slept fifteen years.
    —— Ay, and the time seems thirty unto me. William Shakespeare.

    The Claudian aqueduct ran thirty-eight miles. Addison.

Wikipedia

  1. thirty

    30 (thirty) is the natural number following 29 and preceding 31.

ChatGPT

  1. thirty

    Thirty refers to the cardinal number that is equal to three times ten, represented by the digit 30. It is commonly used to indicate a quantity or count, specifically when there are 30 items or individuals present.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Thirtyadjective

    being three times ten; consisting of one more than twenty-nine; twenty and ten; as, the month of June consists of thirty days

  2. Thirtynoun

    the sum of three tens, or twenty and ten; thirty units or objects

  3. Thirtynoun

    a symbol expressing thirty, as 30, or XXX

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Thirty

    thėr′ti, adj. and n. three times ten.—adj. Thir′tieth, the last of thirty.—n. a thirtieth part. [A.S. thrítigthreó, three, -tig, suff. denoting ten.]

Editors Contribution

  1. thirtyverb

    Thirty was also used by reporter to denote the end of a column he was submitting for publication.

    the last word entered by the author, usually a reporter, and at the end of a column.


    Submitted by anonymous on December 10, 2021  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'thirty' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2555

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'thirty' in Written Corpus Frequency: #221

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thirty in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thirty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of thirty in a Sentence

  1. Mr Stergiopoulos:

    Thirty to 35 per cent of banana production cost is in fungicide applications, because many farmers ca n’t afford the fungicide, they grow bananas of lesser quality, which bring them less income.

  2. Robert H Bork:

    If the children already born each have only two children themselves ... in twenty-seven to thirty-five years the population of the world will double.

  3. Orson Welles:

    In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.

  4. Sam Liccardo:

    Thirty-four years ago, San Jose commemorated the tragic destruction of the 2nd Market Street Market Street Chinatown, a century prior -- but with each new generation, we must reemphasize our commitment to justice and renew our contrition, not just for these failings but for all acts of disrespect and violence against our Black, Latino, Indigenous, and AAPI community members, this reconciliation acknowledges the mistakes of our city's past and serves as a reminder to continue striving for an inclusive society.

  5. H. L. Mencken:

    No normal man ever fell in love after thirty when the kidneys begin to disintegrate.

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