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.

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noun

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

2. the twenty-second member of a series.

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twenty-second

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

It was at Juilliard that he developed his alter ego, P. D. Q. Bach, the illegitimate twenty-second son of J. S. Bach.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2015

But one day—April the twenty-second, a drizzly Monday, it had been—he ran ahead of them all, the red mud slooching up through the holes in the bottom of his sneakers.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson