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twenty-one

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twen·ty-one (twnt-wn, twn-)
n. Games
See blackjack.

twenty-one
n
(Group Games / Card Games) another name (esp US) for pontoon2 [1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.twenty-onetwenty-one - the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
2.twenty-onetwenty-one - a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
Adj.1.twenty-onetwenty-one - being one more than twenty          
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"


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Twenty-one rubles," he said, pointing to the figure twenty-one by which the total exceeded the round sum of forty-three thousand; and taking up a pack he prepared to deal.
I was twenty-one years old, and in splendid physical condition.
"So the three of us, with Zverkov for the fourth, twenty-one roubles, at the Hotel de Paris at five o'clock tomorrow," Simonov, who had been asked to make the arrangements, concluded finally.
 
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