20

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Definition

1. Noun:

   • The cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one; the number 20: This is the primary definition, representing the quantity or count.
   • A symbol representing this number, such as XX or 20: This refers to the numeral itself.

2. Adjective:

   • Denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units: This describes a noun by specifying its amount.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • Twenty is one more than nineteen.
  • The answer to the equation is twenty.
  • She wrote a "twenty" on the check.

• Adjective:

  • He has twenty dollars in his wallet.
  • The meeting lasted twenty minutes.
  • There are twenty students in the class.

Advanced Usage

• Used in compound numbers: It forms numbers from 21 to 29 (e.g., , ).
• Indicating a score or age: Often used to denote a score in games or a person's age.
  • The final score was twenty to fifteen.
  • She is twenty years old.

Variants and Related Words

• Twentieth (adj, n): Constituting number twenty in a sequence; the ordinal form.
  • This is the twentieth century.
  • She finished in twentieth place.
• Score (n): An archaic or literary term for twenty.
  • "Four score and seven years ago..." (87 years ago)

Synonyms

• Score (n, archaic/literary)
• Two tens
• XX (Roman numeral)

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Twenty-twenty hindsight: The clear understanding of an event only after it has happened.
  • With twenty-twenty hindsight, I should have invested in that company.
• Twenty-four seven (24/7): All the time, constantly (from 24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
  • The store is open twenty-four seven.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units

Noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

Từ đồng nghĩa

• twenty
• xx
• XX