Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Being two more than twenty; representing the number 22.

2. Noun:

   • The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one; the figure or symbol representing this number (22, XXII).

Examples

• Adjective:

  • The book has xxii chapters. (The book has twenty-two chapters.)
  • He is xxii years old. (He is twenty-two years old.)

• Noun:

  • The final score was xxii to fourteen. (The final score was twenty-two to fourteen.)
  • In Roman numerals, twenty-two is written as XXII.

Advanced Usage

• As a numeral: Used in formal, literary, or historical contexts, especially in prefaces, chapter numbering, or clock faces.
  • The manuscript is dated Anno Domini xxii. (The manuscript is dated Anno Domini twenty-two.)
• In sequences: Used to denote position in an ordered list.
  • See rule xxii in the appendix. (See rule twenty-two in the appendix.)

Variants and Related Words

• Twenty-two (adj, n): The standard modern English word for the number 22.
• 22 (adj, n): The Arabic numeral representation.
• XXII (adj, n): The Roman numeral representation, equivalent to 'xxii'.

Synonyms

• Twenty-two (adj, n): The direct and most common synonym.
• Two and twenty (adj, n): An archaic or poetic form.

Related Phrases

• Catch-22 (n): A common idiom meaning a no-win situation or a paradoxical rule.
  • Getting a job requires experience, but getting experience requires a job—it's a real Catch-22.

Adjective

1. being two more than twenty

Noun

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