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twenty

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twen·ty  (twnt, twn-)
n.
1. The cardinal number equal to 2 × 10.
2. twenties
a. A decade or the numbers from 20 to 29: The children are now in their twenties. The temperature dipped into the twenties.
b. often Twenties The decade from 20 to 29 in a century.
3. A twenty-dollar bill.

[Middle English, from Old English twntig; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

twenty adj. & pron.

twenty
Noun
pl -ties
1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and two
2. a numeral, 20 or XX, representing this number
3. something representing or consisting of twenty units
Adjective
amounting to twenty: twenty minutes
twentieth adjn
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.twentytwenty - the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
2.twentytwenty - a United States bill worth 20 dollars
bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, bill, note - a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
Adj.1.twentytwenty - denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
Translations
Spanish twenty [ˈtwɛntɪ] numveinte
French twenty [ˈtwɛntɪ] numvingt
German twenty [ˈtwɛntɪ] numzwanzig
Italian twenty [ˈtwɛntɪ] numventi

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However, I heard so repeatedly, in the course of our goings to and fro, of a certain Number Twenty Seven, who was the Favourite, and who really appeared to be a Model Prisoner, that I resolved to suspend my judgement until I should see Twenty Seven.
The reader must know that the ghost had calmly been paid his first twenty thousand francs.
Nicholl's chronometer marked twenty minutes past ten P.
 
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