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twenty

TWEN-tee/ˈtwɛnti/

Noun pluraltwenties

5 meanings of twenty

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  1. 1
    the numbernumeral
    The number that comes after nineteen and before twenty-one, written 20.

    Like two groups of ten put together.

    There are twenty students in my class this year.

    She turns twenty next week.

    UsageWrite twenty-one, twenty-two with a hyphen.

  2. 2
    range of numbersnounplural
    The whole numbers from 20 to 29, thought of as one group.

    The temperature stayed in the twenties all week.

    Most of the players were in their twenties.

    UsageSay in her twenties for age, and in the twenties for temperature.

  3. 3
    paper moneynouncolloquialcountable
    A bill of paper money with a value of 20.

    Can you break a twenty for me?

    She paid with a twenty and got some change back.

    UsageShort for a twenty-dollar bill or twenty-pound note.

Less common meanings

  1. 4
    location (radio)noun
    Where someone is right now, used by people talking on CB radios.

    What's your twenty? I can't find your truck.

    He gave me his twenty over the radio.

    UsageUsed in What's your twenty?, meaning where are you.

    Similarlocation, position, whereabouts

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  2. 5
    nounUK
    A group of foot soldiers in old England, fighting together as one unit.

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Origin

From Old English twēntiġ, which literally meant "two tens" (two + ten).

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 2 facts