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twenty-two

twen·ty-two
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [twen-tee, twuhn- too]
    • /ˈtwɛn ti, ˈtwʌn- tu/
    • /ˈtwenti ˈtuː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [twen-tee, twuhn- too]
    • /ˈtwɛn ti, ˈtwʌn- tu/

Definitions of twenty-two word

  • noun twenty-two a cardinal number, 20 plus 2. 1
  • noun twenty-two a symbol for this number, as 22 or XXII. 1
  • noun twenty-two a set of this many persons or things. 1
  • noun twenty-two .22. 1
  • adjective twenty-two amounting to 22 in number. 1
  • noun plural twenty-two a rifle or pistol using a cartridge .22 inch in diameter and of varying length. 1

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Origin of twenty-two

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Twenty-two

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

twenty-two popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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