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.

Example Sentences

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

The twentieth, twenty-first, and twenty-second parts of “Purgatorio,” a thirty-nine-part work, from 2015-17, that follows the progress of Dante and Virgil.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 18, 2019

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

Tuesday evening, October 15 What a way to spend my twenty-second birthday!

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez