twenty-seven

American  

[twen-tee-sev-uhn, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn tiˈsɛv ən, ˈtwʌn- /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 7.

2. a symbol for this number, as 27 or XXVII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 27 in number.

Example Sentences

I worked all my life to become young — no, you can’t persuade me to get old I will die twenty seven —

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2016

This year, twenty seven new titles are being accepted into the institution’s growing list of famous names.

From Forbes • Jan. 18, 2015

Adding these twenty seven to the total, there are now just under 1,000 titles that have been recognized.

From Forbes • Jan. 18, 2015

This tapestry represents the history of our Saviour, in twenty seven compartments, being in the whole about 187 feet long.

From The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883

The Fryars of this Convent must be twenty seven in number, and all Men of Quality.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von