twenty-eight

adjective

Definition of twenty-eight

(Entry 1 of 4)

: being one more than 27 in number twenty-eight years — see Table of Numbers

twenty-eight

pronoun, plural in construction

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Definition of twenty-eight (Entry 2 of 4)

: 28 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated twenty-eight are here twenty-eight were found

twenty-eight

noun (1)

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Definition of twenty-eight (Entry 3 of 4)

1 : eight and 20 : four times seven

2a : 28 units or objects a total of twenty-eight

b : a group or set of 28

3 : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 28

4 : the 28th in a set or series especially : an article of clothing of the 28th size wears a twenty-eight

twenty-eight

noun (2)

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Definition of twenty-eight (Entry 4 of 4)

: a West Australian yellow-collared parakeet (Platycercus zonarius semitorquatus)

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