20
Definition
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.
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.
Adjective
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denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units
Noun
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the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one