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
Example Sentences
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“However, taking twenty-two and twenty-three minutes to transition from a non-emergency activity — like eating a meal, writing a report, or using the restroom — to respond to a priority-one gunshot call is unacceptable.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
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
One hundred twenty-three of the species in the update were species that the algorithm had made predictions about.
From The Verge ● Aug. 4, 2022
Otherwise I would sleep twenty-three hours a day.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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