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twen

twen noun: a twentysomething.

Noun

twen (plural twens)

  1. A twentysomething.
    • Europeans have more success with generational outreach, but they start with younger age groups and provide a greater variety of all-youth activities. Rather than giving up hope, the YCN redirected its focus from teens to twens, particularly ...2003, James Woycke, Au Naturel: The History of Nudism in Canada, FCN, →ISBN, page 262
    • This exhibition shows how contemporary art confronts the various life worlds of teens, twens, and postadolescent thirty-somethings whose experience of youth culture often extends into their family lives and careers.2006, Liz Linden, The Best Surprise is No Surprise

Forms of twen

pluraltwens

Questions about twen

What does twen mean?
Twen means a twentysomething.
What part of speech is twen?
Twen is a noun.
What is the plural of twen?
The plural of twen is twens.

Words near twen in the dictionary

  1. Twelvetrees
  2. twelvety
  3. twelvish
  4. twelvth
  5. Twemlow
  6. twen
  7. TWENEX
  8. twenny
  9. twens
  10. twentagers
  11. twenteen

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