twenty-seven

Thân thiện

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

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Being seven more than twenty: A word describing the quantity or number that is exactly seven units greater than twenty. It represents the specific integer 27.

2. Noun:

   • The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one: The natural number following twenty-six and preceding twenty-eight. It is represented by the Arabic numerals 27 or the Roman numeral XXVII.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • She bought twenty-seven apples for the pie. (The quantity of apples is 27.)
  • The committee has twenty-seven members. (It describes the number of members.)

• Noun:

  • Twenty-seven is considered a lucky number by some. (The number itself is the subject.)
  • He scored twenty-seven on the test. (It acts as the object, representing the score value.)

Advanced Usage

• As a nominal adjective: Often used to label groups, periods, or identifiers.
  • Chapter Twenty-seven begins the final section of the book. (Here it names a specific chapter.)
  • He was drafted in the twenty-seventh round. (The ordinal form "twenty-seventh" is derived from this cardinal number.)

Variants and Related Words

• 27: The Arabic numeral representation.
• XXVII: The Roman numeral representation.
• Twenty-seventh (adj. & n.): The ordinal number corresponding to 27, indicating position in a sequence (e.g., ).

Synonyms

• 27: The numeral form is a direct synonym.
• Score and seven: An archaic or poetic way to express the number (a "score" is 20).

Related Phrases

• The 27 Club: A modern cultural idiom referring to a group of influential musicians and artists who died at the age of twenty-seven.
  • The tragic legacy of the 27 Club includes several legendary rock stars.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being seven more than twenty

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 27
• xxvii
• XXVII