twenty-second
[ twen-tee-sek-uh nd, twuhn- ]
/ ˈtwɛn tiˈsɛk ənd, ˈtwʌn- /
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adjective
next after the twenty-first; being the ordinal number for 22.
being one of 22 equal parts.
noun
a twenty-second part, especially of one (1/22).
the twenty-second member of a series.
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