Twenty Meaning
/ˈtwɛnti/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
numThe cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.
nounThe numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29).
Sentence Examples
Where is your twenty? I'll give you five bucks for it.
It was twenty years ago as I look back on it.
I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He scored exactly ____ final points, which is twice the number ten.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There are exactly ____ students in the small advanced science class, which allows for a lot of personal attention today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English twenty, twenti, from Old English twēntiġ (“twenty”, literally “two tens”), from Proto-Germanic *twaintigiwiz, *twai tigiwiz, an old compound of *twain- (“two”) + *-tigaz (“group of ten”), equivalent to two + -ty, or twain + -ty. Cognate with Scots twenty, tuenty (“twenty”), West Frisian tweintich (“twenty”), Dutch twintig (“twenty”), German zwanzig (“twenty”), Danish tyve.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Of course I can do them just the same as the others—technically there's nothing whatever against it. Only no one ever heard of soft flims for anything like that—only for fives or tens or at the most a twenty."
— 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
"The more a shop looks as though it trades in farthings and ha’pennies, the more tenners and twenties you can expect to hand over at the till."
— 2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian:
"What's your twenty?
Where's your brain?
Checking in to check you out
Concerned about your whereabouts"
— 2012, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani, 0:54 from the start, in Settle Down (music video), No Doubt (actor), Vevo:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He scored exactly ____ final points, which is twice the number ten.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There are exactly ____ students in the small advanced science class, which allows for a lot of personal attention today.