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Alternative forms

• Oneties

Noun

oneties pl ‎(plural only)

1. (nonce word) The second decade of a century: the 1910s, the 2010s, etc. The tens.
   • 1914, Amherst College, “Amherst graduates' quarterly”, in (Please provide the title of the work), volume 4, page 6:

     Our readers — and contributors — are apt to elect a good deal according to years. The seventies and eighties, we may suppose, are concerned for the large educational and cultural interests of their Alma Mater; the nineties are deep in the practical and business activities; the noughties are not naughty, but still young enough to sport a fantastic costume at reunion and let the college wag as it will; the oneties are the really wise as to what the college ought to be, especially on its athletic side, but as contributors modest.

   • 1945, Alumni association, University of Toronto, “University of Toronto monthly”, in (Please provide the title of the work), volume 45, page 232:

     Marking its thirty-fifth anniversary, the Class of 1910 University College, first of the "Oneties", held its seventh five-yearly reunion and the third under wartime conditions, during Commencement week.

Synonyms

• 1910s
• 2010s
• teens, Teens
• tens

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