Definition

1. Noun:

   • The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one: It is the natural number following twenty-five and preceding twenty-seven. It is represented by the symbols 26 or XXVI.

2. Adjective:

   • Being six more than twenty: A quantity or amount totaling exactly twenty-six units.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet.
  • The final score was twenty-six to fourteen.

• Adjective:

  • She bought twenty-six apples for the pie.
  • The committee is composed of twenty-six members.

Advanced Usage

• As a numerical identifier: Often used in labels, codes, or to denote a position in a sequence.
  • He lives at apartment twenty-six.
  • Please turn to page twenty-six in your textbook.

Variants and Related Words

• 26th (twenty-sixth): The ordinal form, indicating position in a sequence.
  • Today is her twenty-sixth birthday.
• XXVI: The Roman numeral representation of twenty-six.

Synonyms

• 26: The Arabic numeral representation.
• Six and twenty: An older or poetic form of stating the number.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Twenty-six skidoo: An early 20th-century American slang phrase meaning to leave quickly or to get lost.
  • The police are coming, twenty-six skidoo!

Noun

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

Adjective

1. being six more than twenty