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twenty-second

American  
[twen-tee-sek-uhnd, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn tiˈsɛk ənd, ˈtwʌn- /

adjective

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

  2. being one of 22 equal parts.


noun

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

  2. the twenty-second member of a series.

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With “Long Long Road,” his twenty-second studio album, Ringo Starr has settled into one of his career’s finest grooves.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

December marked the twenty-second consecutive month that casinos reported at least $1 billion in winnings, which is an unprecedented stretch, Lawton said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2023

Branson's July 11 mission will be the twenty-second flight test for VSS Unity, and the company's fourth crewed spaceflight, Virgin said.

From Reuters ● Jul. 2, 2021

Even with twenty-second burns, the pilots could continue expanding SpaceShipTwo’s envelope.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 13, 2018

We were out for four days and had fun but came in twenty-first and twenty-second.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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