twenty-four

Thân thiện

A child counts twenty-four colorful marbles on the floor.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one; 24.
   • A symbol representing this number, such as 24 or XXIV.

2. Adjective:

   • Being four more than twenty; totaling twenty-four.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • There are twenty-four hours in a day.
  • The answer on the board was a simple twenty-four.
• Adjective:
  • She bought twenty-four apples for the pie.
  • The team consisted of twenty-four players.

Advanced Usage

• "Twenty-four seven" (24/7): An informal idiom meaning all the time, continuously, every day of the week. This is a common compound phrase.
  • The convenience store is open twenty-four seven.
• Used in specific contexts like "twenty-four hour" as a modifier (e.g., ).

Variants and Related Words

• 24th (twenty-fourth): The ordinal number corresponding to twenty-four.
  • He finished in twenty-fourth place.
• XXIV: The Roman numeral for twenty-four.

Synonyms

• Two dozen: A common synonym, especially for countable items.
  • She ordered two dozen roses.
• Score and four: An archaic or poetic term (a 'score' is twenty).

Related Phrases

• Twenty-four carat (24-carat): Used to describe pure gold or, figuratively, something genuine or of the highest quality.
  • That's a twenty-four carat lie!

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being four more than twenty

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 24
• xxiv
• XXIV
• two dozen