twenty

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Numeral 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

English cardinal numbers

<  19	20	21   >
Cardinal : twenty     Ordinal : twentieth

• Arabic numerals: 20 (see for numerical forms in other scripts)
• Roman numerals: XX

[edit] Etymology

From Old English twentiġ from Germanic *twaintigaz, an old compound of *twain- (see two) and *-tigaz

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈtwɛn.tiː/, /ˈtwɛ.ɾ̃iː/
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• Rhymes: -ɛnti

[edit] Numeral

twenty

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

[edit] Derived terms

• twenties
• twentieth
• twenty past
• twenty to
• twenty to the dozen
• twenty-twenty

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

twenty (plural twenties)

1. (colloquial) A banknote with a denomination of $20.

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

2. (CB slang) 10-20 (location).

   What’s your twenty, good buddy?

3. (military) A set of twenty push-ups.

   Drop and give me twenty, Ric! (Recruit.)

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