- a variation of .22.
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
She was twenty two years of age, small, delicate, and arch.
From Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Murger, Henry
The owner must give one for one hundred and twenty, two for the next eighty and one for every hundred after.
From The Faith of Islam by Sell, Edward
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