twenty-two

American  

[twen-tee-too, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn tiˈtu, ˈtwʌn- /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 2.

2. a symbol for this number, as 22 or XXII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

4. .22.

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adjective

1. amounting to 22 in number.

Example Sentences

“Twenty jars of sliced peaches for pie, twenty-two jars of preserves for biscuits. Ten jars of spiced peaches. I’ll do more tomorrow.”

From Literature

Sue and Bruce were both young—Sue was twenty-one years old and Bruce was twenty-two.

From Literature

“Well then, I am a lucky man getting to meet you. Now, I heard you were twenty-two years old, is that right?”

From Literature

Boomer Malone began counting walnuts: “...twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four...”

From Literature

Blood tests confirmed good health; he also had a weight gain of twenty-two pounds.

From Literature