twenty

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈtwɛnti/, [ˈtw̥ɛ̃nti]
• (GA) enPR: twĕnʹtē, IPA: /ˈtwɛnti/, [ˈtw̥ɛɾ̃i], /ˈtwɛni/
• (parts of the US and Canada) IPA: /ˈtwʌn(t)i/

Numeral

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

Related terms

Translations

• French: vingt
• German: zwanzig
• Italian: venti
• Portuguese: vinte
• Russian: два́дцать
• Spanish: veinte

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. (UK, historical, military) An old English division of infantry.

Translations

• Russian: двадцатка

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