Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The cardinal number equal to 2 × 10.
- noun A decade or the numbers from 20 to 29.
- noun The decade from 20 to 29 in a century.
- noun A twenty-dollar bill.
from The Century Dictionary.
- One more than nineteen; twice ten: a cardinal numeral.
- Proverbially, an indefinite number: sometimes duplicated.
- noun The number which is one more than nineteen; twice ten; a score.
- noun A symbol rep resenting this number, as 20, XX, or xx.
- noun An old division of English infantry (see
thousand and hundred). The commander of a twenty was calledvintiner .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score.
- noun A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.
- adjective One more than nineteen; twice ten.
- adjective An indefinite number more or less that twenty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
cardinal number 20 , occurring afternineteen and beforetwenty-one . - noun colloquial A
banknote with a denomination of 20. - noun
10-20 (location ). - noun military A set of twenty
push-ups .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
- noun a United States bill worth 20 dollars
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The calculation from the Valdez base should, however, be taken into consideration in making this barometric determination, and the mean of the two results, twenty thousand six hundred and ninety-six feet, or, roundly, _twenty thousand seven hundred feet_, is offered as the contribution of this expedition toward determining the true altitude of the mountain.
The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America Hudson Stuck 1891
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This fum divided by twenty, for the twenty years, gives twenty-* eight millions, one hundred and thirty thonfand livres per annum.
Considerations on the Present and Future State of France Charles Alexandre de Calonne 1791
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He did aid an '' bet, as the loryers call it, in thet, an 'thet proves him 'bout as mean as a white man ever gits ter be; an', 'sides thet, he did _sell_ har fur twenty dollars -- a' ooman thet even th '' judge '-- an' he _ar_ a _judge_ uv sech things -- was willin 'ter pay twenty-five hun'red fur; he _did_ sell har fur _twenty dollars_; an' thet proves him a fool!
The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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Ruffm two hundred millions,) but there are only twenty or twenty-* foyr ..
Essays on the Spirit of Legislation: In the Encouragement of Agriculture, Population ... 1772
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Larry defended his title twenty consecutive times (all-in-all, fighting a total of twenty-six title bouts throughout his career) and held the record for forty-eight straight wins, next to boxing legend Rocky Marciano.
PA-SEN: National GOP Not Opening Wallet For Santorum's Reelection 2009
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Longtime Bush family aide and campaign staffer Doug Wead coined the term twenty years ago and George W used it rather effectively in his 2000 campaign for the presidency.
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Being extemely optimistic, btw, it takes on average about twenty seconds per problem to grade, call it twenty minutes per question for all of my sections [1].
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The only way to defeat the left — and I have failed in twenty years of arguing this to persuade conservatives — is to turn the table around and attack their moral self-image.
Van Jones removed as green jobs czar. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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There might be a market for these when the looting starts in twenty-twelve.
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And either way, it will be a memory in twenty years.
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