twenty-three
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 20 plus 3.
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a symbol for this number, as 23 or XXIII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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Twenty twenty-three also marked the beginning of the end for the enormous U.N. peacekeeping missions in both Mali and Congo.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
The twenty-three countries that comprise the two oil cartels account for roughly 40% of the globe’s daily oil production.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
Cliff Palace had twenty-three kivas and 220 rooms made of sandstone, mortar, and wood.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Mr Putin's been in power for twenty-three years.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2023
Our only half-decent description of it was written in the 1480s, by Antonio Manetti, who was twenty-three years old when Brunelleschi died.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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