22

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Definition

1. Noun:

   • The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one: It represents the quantity or count following twenty-one and preceding twenty-three. It is written with the digits "22".

2. Adjective:

   • Being two more than twenty: Used to describe a quantity of exactly twenty-two items or units.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The answer to the math problem is twenty-two.
  • Her apartment is on the twenty-second floor, which is floor number twenty-two.

• Adjective:

  • There are twenty-two students in the classroom.
  • She collected twenty-two different types of seashells.

Advanced Usage

• As a nominal adjective: Often used before a noun to specify quantity.
  • A twenty-two percent increase was recorded.
• In sports: Commonly used in reference to jersey numbers or scores.
  • The player wearing number twenty-two scored the winning goal.

Variants and Related Words

• Twenty-second (adj): Constituting number twenty-two in a sequence; often written as "22nd".
  • This is the twenty-second edition of the annual report.
• XXII: The Roman numeral for twenty-two.

Synonyms

• XXII (Roman numeral)
• Two and twenty (archaic or poetic)

Related Phrases

• Catch-22: An idiomatic expression referring to a no-win situation or a paradoxical rule. (Note: This is a specific idiom and not a direct usage of the number).
  • He was in a Catch-22: he needed experience to get the job, but he needed the job to get experience.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being two more than twenty

Noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one

Từ đồng nghĩa

• twenty-two
• xxii
• XXII