twenty-eight

twenty-eight
/twen"tee ayt", twun"-/, n.
1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 8.
2. a symbol for this number, as 28 or XXVIII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
adj.
4. amounting to 28 in number.

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