twenty

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtwɛnti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtwɛnti, ˈtwʌn-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(twen′tē, twun′-)

Inflections of 'twenty' (n): npl: twenties

twen•ty /ˈtwɛnti, ˈtwʌn-/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, adj.
n. [countable]

a cardinal number, 10 times 2.
a symbol for this number, as 20 or XX.
a set of this many persons or things.
Informal Termsa twenty-dollar bill.
twenties, the numbers from 20 through 29, as in referring to the years of a lifetime or of a century or to degrees of temperature:the roaring twenties;He's in his late twenties;temperature in the low twenties.

adj. [before a noun]

amounting to 20 in number.

twen•ti•eth, adj., n. [countable]

twen•ty (twen′tē, twun′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, adj.
n.

a cardinal number, 10 times 2.
a symbol for this number, as 20 or XX.
a set of this many persons or things.
Informal Termsa twenty-dollar bill:Can you give me two tens for a twenty?
twenties, the numbers, years, degrees, or the like, from 20 through 29, as in referring to numbered streets, indicating the years of a lifetime or of a century, or referring to degrees of temperature:He lives in the West Twenties. She's in her early twenties. The temperature must be in the high twenties today.

adj.

amounting to 20 in number.

bef. 900; Middle English; Old English twēntig; cognate with Old Frisian tw(e)intich, Old High German zweinzug (German zwanzig), Gothic twai tigjus two tens

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

twenty /ˈtwɛntɪ/ n ( pl -ties)

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and two; a score
a numeral, 20, XX, etc, representing this number
something representing, represented by, or consisting of 20 units

determiner

- amounting to twenty: twenty questions
- (as pronoun): to order twenty

Etymology: Old English twēntig; related to Old High German zweinzug, German zwanzig

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