Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Being five more than twenty; representing the quantity 25.

2. Noun:

   • The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one; the number 25.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:

  • The document had xxv pages listed in the index. (The quantity of pages was twenty-five.)
  • He is xxv years old. (His age is twenty-five.)

• Noun:

  • The final score was xxv to ten. (The number representing one team's points was twenty-five.)
  • Chapter xxv is the longest in the book. (The chapter identified by the number twenty-five.)

Advanced Usage

• Roman Numeral Conventions: "xxv" is a Roman numeral. In modern usage, it is often seen in formal contexts like prefaces, volume numbering, monarch names, or clock faces to denote the number 25.
  • Super Bowl XXV was held in 1991. (The 25th edition of the Super Bowl.)
  • The copyright date is listed as MCMXXV. (The year 1925.)

Variants and Related Words

• 25: The Arabic numeral form.
• Twenty-five: The word form.
• XXIV: The Roman numeral for 24, the preceding number.
• XXVI: The Roman numeral for 26, the following number.

Synonyms

• Twenty-five: The equivalent word form.
• 25: The equivalent Arabic numeral form.

Notes on Meaning

• The word "xxv" has a single, specific numerical meaning. Its use is almost exclusively as a symbol or label for the quantity 25, particularly within the system of Roman numerals. It does not have idiomatic meanings or phrasal verbs associated with it.

Adjective

1. being five more than twenty

Noun

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