thirty

Meanings

• Number

  The number following twenty and preceding forty.

  - "She turned thirty last month."
  - "Thirty is a large number."
  - "In baseball, a thirty-game winning streak is a remarkable achievement."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈθɜːti/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈθɝti/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with thirty
zero , hero , sector , hector , meter

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Variants

List of all variants of thirty that leads to same result
30 , thirties , thirtieth , thirtieths , thirty , thirtyish , .38 , .38s , 38 , thirty-eight , thirty-eights , thirty-second note , thirty-second notes , thirty-second rest , thirty-second rests , .30–30 , thirty-thirties , thirty-thirty , 33 , 33s , thirty-three , thirty-threes , .32 , .32s , 32 , thirty-two , thirty-twos , thirty-twomo , thirty-twomos

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Thirty originates from the Old English word 'threohintig', which can be broken down into 'threo' meaning three and 'hintig' meaning ten, indicating the sum of three tens.

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Trivia

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1. Thirty is the atomic number of Zirconium.

2. In the Bible, thirty pieces of silver were paid for the betrayal of Jesus Christ.

3. The thirty-day month has three hundred and sixty hours, while the twelve-month year has 8,760 hours.

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Related Concepts

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1. Three Dozen: Thirty is equal to two and a half dozen.

2. Thirty-One: Thirty-one is the next natural number after thirty.

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Culture

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Thirty is considered an adult age in many cultures, and the age at which one can legally drink alcohol in some countries. In literature, thirty is a significant number in works such as 'Thirty Days Hath September' and 'Thirty-Six Hours'.

How to Memorize "thirty"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the number sequence from twenty to forty to understand the concept of thirty.

2. associate
   

   - Associate thirty with the idea of a large number or maturity.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Thirty Flights of Stairs' to remember the number thirty.

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