twenty-second

[ twen-tee-sek-uhnd, twuhn- ]

/ ˈtwɛn tiˈsɛk ənd, ˈtwʌn- /

next after the twenty-first; being the ordinal number for 22.

being one of 22 equal parts.

a twenty-second part, especially of one (1/22).

the twenty-second member of a series.

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The Twenty-Second Amendment introduced term limits for the presidency.
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He directed that the silver sou should exactly contain the twenty-second part by weight of the pound.
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The heading of this section is "The Proverbs of Solomon;" the section ends with the twenty-second chapter.
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The procession had left the Carmine at the twenty-second hour of the day; it did not return till the third hour of the night.
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