twen·ty  (tw ĕn t ē, tw ŭn -)
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n.1. The cardinal number equal to 2 × 10. 2. twentiesa. A decade or the numbers from 20 to 29: The children are now in their twenties. The temperature dipped into the twenties. b. often Twenties The decade from 20 to 29 in a century. 3. A twenty-dollar bill.
twenty adj. & pron. |
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