twenty
English meaning: Twenty
Definition
The number 20.
Example
“The shop is offering twenty percent off all winter coats this week.”
Another example: “With perfect twenty-twenty vision, she could read the smallest line.”
Usage — When, Where & How
The number 20; 'a score' is an old word for twenty. Neutral, common in counting, money ('a score' is informal British for £20), and cricket ('Twenty20' is a short format).
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old English "twentig," two tens.
Synonyms
- score
- cardinal
- 20
- xx
Related Words
Common Collocations
- twenty years
- twenty-twenty vision
- a score
- twenty questions
- twenty past
- twenty-first century
Word Forms
twenty (numeral/n); twenties (pl); twentieth (ordinal)
Word Tools
Tools & Calculators
15% of 200 = 30 · 15 is 7.5% of 200
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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