twenty-six

American  

[twen-tee-siks, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn tiˈsɪks, ˈtwʌn- /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 6.

2. a symbol for this number, as 26 or XXVI.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 26 in number.

Example Sentences

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twenty-six

“The Bedford Park Fire Department, along with multiple Fire Department agencies from surrounding jurisdictions, transported twenty-six patients to area hospitals for treatment,” police said in a news release.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2023

Thus, of the twenty-six Christians arrested, most were Japanese, and twenty-three were of the Franciscan order.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

And Last: God knows regular quipping’s not very challenging, but making you use eXactly twenty-six words, each one having a different first letter, is just plain zany.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2022

Clemente Pereida, the immigrant at the center of the case, came to the United States from Mexico twenty-six years ago.

From Slate ● Mar. 9, 2021

Irwin was a full professor at twenty-six and had the pale, hairless skin of a boy genius.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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