twenty-three
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 20 plus 3.
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a symbol for this number, as 23 or XXIII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
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Two thousand twenty-three also brought utter devastation when a rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco in September, damaging thousands of villages in the mountains south of Marrakech and killing nearly 3,000 people.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
The twenty-three countries that comprise the two oil cartels account for roughly 40% of the globe’s daily oil production.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
Mr Putin's been in power for twenty-three years.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2023
Thus, of the twenty-six Christians arrested, most were Japanese, and twenty-three were of the Franciscan order.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
“Uncle Jack is the sweetest man you’ll ever meet. I’ve known him since your father and I started dating twenty-three years ago. Can’t say he’s always lucid, but he’s still a delight.”
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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