This is the 4388th most frequent Swedish word.
tjugotal
"Tjugotal" means "the twenties," referring to the years 20–29 in a century or a quantity in the range of twenty.
In this sentence, 'tjugotalet' refers to the decade from 1920 to 1929, highlighting its use in historical contexts to describe that time period.
Under tjugotalet började tekniken utvecklas snabbt.
During the twenties, technology began to advance rapidly.
Here, 'tjugotal' is used to approximate a count, meaning 'about twenty'. It conveys an estimation.
Jag läste tjugotal böcker förra året.
I read around twenty books last year.
In this example, 'ett tjugotal' specifies a loose count of the number of attendees, again signifying an approximate quantity.