twenty-one

noun

twen·​ty-one ˌtwen-tē-ˈwən How to pronounce twenty-one (audio)
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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Europe distinguishes itself with a focus on sustainability, allocating twenty-one percent of investments toward building a sustainable future, versus eleven percent in the U.S. Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 To date, twenty-one generations of Raventós heirs have worked this 90-hectare terroir in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia. Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 In October, the Ministry of the Interior announced that twenty-one Saudis had been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a gang that trafficked captagon into the Riyadh region. Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 The drama is anchored by the voting itself—the elaborate formalities with which the cardinal electors, of whom (in real life) there are a hundred and twenty-one, cast their ballots, requiring a two-thirds vote to yield a winner. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for twenty-one 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of twenty-one was circa 1611

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“Twenty-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty-one. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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