Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for THIR-TY
THIR-TY, a. [thur'ty; Sax. thrittig; G. dreissig; D. dertig.]
Thrice ten; ten three times repeated; or twenty and ten. The month of June consists of thirty days. Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh.
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