twenty-two

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English

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    Cardinal: twenty-two
    Ordinal: twenty-second
    Abbreviated ordinal: 22nd
    Adverbial: twenty-two times

Pronunciation

  • enPR: twĕn'tē to͞oʹ, IPA(key): /ˌtwɛntiˈtuː/
  • (parts of North America) enPR: twŭn'tē to͞oʹ, IPA(key): /ˌtwʌntiˈtu/
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twenty-two

  1. The number after twenty-one and before twenty-three. Represented in Arabic digits as 22.

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Noun

twenty-two (plural twenty-twos)

  1. A .22 calibre pistol or rifle.
    • 1992, Bob Magor, Blood on the Board, page 38:
      He wore a crazed expression / As he waded in the car / For some ammo and his sawn-off twenty-two.

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