twenty-one
noun
twen·ty-one
ˌtwen-tē-ˈwən 
ˌtwən-
1
: a number that is one more than 20 see Table of Numbers
2
[translation of French vingt-et-un]
: blackjack sense 1
twenty-one
adjective
twenty-one
pronoun, plural in construction
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The Swiss legislature unanimously approved six million dollars in emergency aid; a charitable group, Swiss Solidarity, quickly secured another twenty-one million in donations.
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Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
The supply is capped at twenty-one million coins, with issuance predetermined by code.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Out of the twenty-one of us, seventeen had never once been on a fire assignment.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Twenty-three teams, twenty-one days, four jerseys — this is The Athletic’s guide to the 2025 Vuelta.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
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Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
The supply is capped at twenty-one million coins, with issuance predetermined by code.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Out of the twenty-one of us, seventeen had never once been on a fire assignment.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Twenty-three teams, twenty-one days, four jerseys — this is The Athletic’s guide to the 2025 Vuelta.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Twenty-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty-one. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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