noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌvɪs.əˈnɛəɹ.i.ən/
rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
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noun
Meaning 1
A person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive; someone in their twenties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: twentysomething
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From vicenary + -ian, from Latin vīcēnārius (“vicenary”), from vīcēnus (“twenty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”).