aughts
aughts · the aughts
The first decade of a century, such as 1900 to 1909 or 2000 to 2009, whose digit in…The first decade of a century, such as 1900 to 1909 or 2000 to 2009, whose digit in the tens place is zero; the noughties.
UK/ɔːts/US/ɔts/
Meaning
1 senses(plural, plural only)The first decade of a century, such as 1900 to 1909 or 2000 to 2009, whose digit in the tens place is zero; the noughties.
Origin
From the sense of aught to refer to the number zero.From the sense of aught to refer to the number zero.
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