twenty-five

[ twen-tee-fahyv, twuhn- ]

noun
  1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 5.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 25 or XXV.

  1. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective
  1. amounting to 25 in number.

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How to use twenty-five in a sentence

  • I presume the twenty-five or thirty miles at this end is unhealthy, even for natives, but it surely need not be so.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
  • Edwin Clayhanger invited me to go over the printing-works at half-past six, and it's twenty-five minutes to seven now.

    Hilda Lessways | Arnold Bennett
  • It is true that the parents so provided think more of the twenty-five francs than they do of the foundling.

  • "Very well," said the other, handing him a check for twenty-five dollars as a retainer, and straightway left the office.

    The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
  • The guerrilla loss he reported at fifty-two left dead on the field and one hundred and twenty-five wounded.