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twenty.

The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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num/ˈtwɛnti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i]General-American[-ɛni]General-American/ˈtwɛni/General-American

  1. The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English twenty, twenti, from Old English twēntiġ (“twenty”, literally “two tens”), from Proto-Germanic *twaintigiwiz, *twai tigiwiz, an old compound of *twain- (“two”) + *-tigaz (“group of ten”), 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.

noun/ˈtwɛnti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i]General-American[-ɛni]General-American/ˈtwɛni/General-American

  1. The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29).

    in-plural
    She looks like she's in her early twenties, perhaps 21 or 22 years old?

  2. A banknote with a denomination of 20.

    colloquial
    The waiter’s face lit up when I gave him a twenty.

  3. 10-20 (location).

    What’s your twenty, good buddy?

  4. An old English division of infantry.

    UK · historical
Where this word comes from

From Middle English twenty, twenti, from Old English twēntiġ (“twenty”, literally “two tens”), from Proto-Germanic *twaintigiwiz, *twai tigiwiz, an old compound of *twain- (“two”) + *-tigaz (“group of ten”), 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.

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