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twenty
[ twen-tee, twuhn- ]
noun
- a cardinal number, 10 times 2.
- a symbol for this number, as 20 or XX.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- Informal. a 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.
- Also 20. Slang. location; ten-twenty ( def ):
What鈥檚 your twenty?
adjective
- amounting to 20 in number.
twenty
/ 藞迟飞蓻苍迟瑟 /
noun
- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and two; a score See also number
- 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
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of twenty1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of twenty1
Example Sentences
Temperatures are expected to reach the low twenties in the south of England, with highs only reaching the mid-teens further north and in Scotland.
The heat builds even further on Thursday across England and Wales with temperatures in the mid to high twenties forecast, and 29C possible.
Almost all areas, away from the far north of Scotland, will get into the twenties Celsius on Tuesday and Wednesday.
"We see the stars less and less than we did just ten, twenty years ago."
The United States fell out of the top twenty in 2024.
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