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twenty

/ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i] numeral A1
  1. The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.
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“Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change a man’s nose from a Roman to a pug.”
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 25 · C1
I shall never get to twenty at that rate!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 10 · B2
You see the earth takes twenty-four hours to turn round on its axis—”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 43 · B2
Alice glanced rather anxiously at the cook, to see if she meant to take the hint; but the cook was busily stirring the soup, and seemed not to be listening, so she went on again: “Twenty-four hours, I _think_; or is it twelve?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 43 · B2

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