twenty-two
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 20 plus 2.
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a symbol for this number, as 22 or XXII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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According to the most recent census, there are twenty two thousand Kazakh immigrants in the United States.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 27, 2014
It was much smaller than the horse cars, and upholstered seats lined the sides so that it felt like a comfortable lounge inside, with bright lighting and plenty of room to hold twenty two people.
From Scientific American • Feb. 21, 2014
Stuart Kuttner was managing editor of the News of the World for twenty two years, until he retired in 2009.
From Newsweek • Jul. 24, 2012
I was then twenty two Years of Age, and consequently at Years of Discretion: I could not for my Life see the Wildness of those Opinions which my Father cry'd out so much against.
From The Travels and Adventures of James Massey by Patot, Simon Tyssot de
In the city there were the twenty two guns of la Fuerza, the residence of the Captain-General, and the depository of the royal estates.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
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