twenty-two

twenty-two
/twen"tee tooh", twun"-/, n.
1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 2.
2. a symbol for this number, as 22 or XXII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
4. See .22.
adj.
5. amounting to 22 in number.

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