What does "twenty" mean?
Twenty: An indefinite number more or less that twenty. Shak. Maximilian, upon twenty respects, could not have been the man. Bacon.
Additional senses
- 2.The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score.
- 3.A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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