twenty-second

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

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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How to use twenty-second in a sentence

  • The night of May twenty-second was the beginning of such bitterness for the French emperor as he had not yet tasted.

    The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan Sloane
  • During the afternoon of April twenty-second the Germans, for the first time in the history of warfare, used poisonous gas.

    Private Peat | Harold R. Peat
  • On the night of April twenty-second, General Alderson and his officers saw that the situation was desperate.

    Private Peat | Harold R. Peat