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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“Twenty-eight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty-eight. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
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