vingt-et-un

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See also: vingt et un

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French vingt-et-un (“twenty-one”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vænteɪˈʌn/ (or as French, below)

Noun

vingt-et-un (uncountable)

  1. The card game pontoon.

French

French numbers (edit)
 ←  20 21 22  → 
    Cardinal (post-1990 spelling): vingt-et-un
    Cardinal (traditional spelling): vingt et un
    Ordinal (post-1990 spelling): vingt-et-unième
    Ordinal (traditional spelling): vingt et unième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 21e, (now nonstandard) 21ème
French Wikipedia article on 21

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛ̃.te.œ̃/
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Numeral

vingt-et-un (singular only, feminine singular vingt-et-une)

  1. post-1990 spelling of vingt et un

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