Which the Definition/Meaning of twenty in categoryENGLISH - NUMERAL
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English - Numeral
TWENTY
* The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.
DERIVED TERMS
* twenties
* twentieth
* twenty past
* twenty to
* twenty to the dozen
* twenty-twenty
RELATED TERMS
* twoty
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Which the Definition/Meaning of twenty in categoryENGLISH - ALTERNATIVE FORMS
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English - Alternative Forms
* Arabic numerals: 20 (see for numerical forms in other scripts)
* Roman numerals: XX
Which the Definition/Meaning of twenty in categoryENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY
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From Middle English _twenty_, _twenti_, from Old English _twēntiġ_ (“twenty”, literally “two tens”), from Proto-Germanic _*twaintigiwiz_, _*twai tigiwiz_, an old compound of *_twain-_/_*twai_ (see two) and *_-tigaz_/_*teguz_, equivalent to _two_ + _-ty_, or _twain_ + _-ty_. Cognate with Scots _twenty_, _tuenty_ (“twenty”), West Frisian _tweintich_ (“twenty”), Dutch _twintig_ (“twenty”), German _zwanzig_ (“twenty”), Danish _tyve_.
From Middle English twenty, twenti, from Old English twēntiġ (“twenty”, literally “two tens”), from Proto-Germanic *twaintigiwiz, *twai tigiwiz, an old compound of *twain-/*twai (see two) and *-tigaz/*teguz, equivalent to two + -ty, or twain + -ty. Cognate with Scots twenty, tuenty (“twenty”), West Frisian tweintich (“twenty”), Dutch twintig (“twenty”), German zwanzig (“twenty”), Danish tyve.
Which the Definition/Meaning of twenty in categoryENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
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English - Pronunciation
* (UK) enPR: twĕnt’ĭ IPA(key): /ˈtwɛnti/
* (US) IPA(key): /ˈtwɛn(t)i/, /ˈtwʌn(t)i/, /ˈtwʊn(t)i/, [ˈtʍɛɾ̃i], [ˈtʍʌɾ̃i], [ˈtʍʊɾ̃i]
* Rhymes: -ɛnti, -ʌnti
Which the Definition/Meaning of twenty in categoryENGLISH - NOUN
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TWENTY (_plural_ TWENTIES)
* (colloquial) A banknote with a denomination of 20.
_The waiter’s face lit up when I gave him a TWENTY._
* (CB slang) 10-20 (location).
_What’s your TWENTY, good buddy?_
* (military) A set of twenty push-ups.
_Drop and give me TWENTY, Ric!_ (Recruit.)
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- (colloquial) A banknote with a denomination of 20.
- (CB slang) 10-20 (location).
- (military) A set of twenty push-ups.
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