25

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Definition

1. Noun:

   • The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one: The natural number following twenty-four and preceding twenty-six. It is represented by the symbols 25 or XXV.
   • A specific quantity or position in a sequence: Used to denote exactly twenty-five units or the twenty-fifth item in an ordered list.

2. Adjective:

   • Being five more than twenty: Describing a quantity or amount totaling twenty-five.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The answer to the math problem is twenty-five.
  • She celebrated her twenty-fifth birthday. (Note: Here, "twenty-fifth" is the ordinal form derived from the cardinal number "twenty-five".)

• Adjective:

  • There are twenty-five students in the classroom.
  • He ran twenty-five miles.

Advanced Usage

• As a representative figure: Often used to signify a small, specific quantity or a milestone.
  • The committee is composed of twenty-five members.
• In expressions of time or age: Commonly used to denote years, minutes, or a specific age.
  • The meeting will start in twenty-five minutes.
  • You must be twenty-five to rent a car.

Variants and Related Words

• Twenty-fifth (25th): The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number twenty-five.
  • This is my twenty-fifth time visiting this museum.
• Five-and-twenty: An archaic or poetic form for twenty-five.

Synonyms

• A quarter of a hundred: A descriptive phrase for twenty-five.
• XXV: The Roman numeral representation.

Related Phrases

• Twenty-five to [hour]: A way of telling time, meaning the specified hour is twenty-five minutes away.
  • It's twenty-five to three. (Meaning: 2:35)
• Twenty-five past [hour]: A way of telling time, meaning twenty-five minutes after the specified hour.
  • It's twenty-five past eight. (Meaning: 8:25)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being five more than twenty

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• twenty-five
• xxv
• XXV