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1690s

1690s noun: the decade from 1690 to 1699.

Noun

1690s pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The decade from 1690 to 1699.
    • Certainly Sibbald's account of Falkland makes no mention of Gedde's apifacture in the Royal Park, nor is there any physical sign of it in Slezer's view of the Palace and surrounding countryside drawn in the early 1690s1994 July, DJ Bryden, “John Gedde's bee-house and the Royal Society”, in Notes and Records of the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science, volume 48, number 2
    • In the later 1690s Rewse became a successful thief-taker, reaping large rewards for the capture of Jacobite conspirators, clippers, and coiners.2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin, published 2013, page 63

Questions about 1690s

What does 1690s mean?
1690s means the decade from 1690 to 1699.
What part of speech is 1690s?
1690s is a noun.

Words near 1690s in the dictionary

  1. 161
  2. 1620
  3. 1620s
  4. 163rd game
  5. 163rd games
  6. 1690s
  7. 16mo
  8. 16mos
  9. 16s
  10. 16th
  11. 16th note

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