twenty-second
Americanadjective
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next after the twenty-first; being the ordinal number for 22.
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being one of 22 equal parts.
noun
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a twenty-second part, especially of one (1/22).
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the twenty-second member of a series.
Example Sentences
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With “Long Long Road,” his twenty-second studio album, Ringo Starr has settled into one of his career’s finest grooves.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
The Department of Human Services court filing Monday said Favre “possibly recorded a single twenty-second radio advertisement” for that $1.1 million.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
Branson's July 11 mission will be the twenty-second flight test for VSS Unity, and the company's fourth crewed spaceflight, Virgin said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 2, 2021
Even with twenty-second burns, the pilots could continue expanding SpaceShipTwo’s envelope.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 13, 2018
Tuesday evening, October 15 What a way to spend my twenty-second birthday!
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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