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- noun The
decade from 1920 to 1929.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the decade from 1920 to 1929
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Examples
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The term robot, coined in the 1920s, comes from the Czech word for menial forced labor.
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Also, I'm really interested to know why the 1920s is your favourite decade.
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The principle of repetitive acceleration conceived in the 1920s is an important milestone in the quest for higher and higher energies.
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Pasteurization, which was invented in the 19th century and has been common in the USA since the 1920s, is the process of heating milk to at least 161 degrees F for at least 15 seconds to kill pathogens.
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As I said earlier, the true urban neighborhood of the 1920s is problematic today because of the grocery store situation.
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The monument was erected in 1920s to commemorate WWI.
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The monument was erected in 1920s to commemorate WWI.
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Joshua Zeitz – Flapper (the story of the flapper girl in 1920s America)
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Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty play teenagers in 1920s Kansas grappling with their feelings for each other amidst leering classmates and judgmental family members.
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Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty play teenagers in 1920s Kansas grappling with their feelings for each other amidst leering classmates and judgmental family members.
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