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 Knickerbockers, using Hoboken’s Elysian Fields, typically played games to twenty-one, innings be damned.
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Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
One-hundred-twenty-one Element rooms make up floors 5-7, with 175 AC rooms above that.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2026
Ten years ago, 64% of programs on the 15/16 prime schedules were based on original ideas, twenty-one points higher.
—Ted Linhart, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Trish was one month past her nineteenth birthday and Guv was twenty-one, back from the war and starting college on the G.I. Bill.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
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Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
One-hundred-twenty-one Element rooms make up floors 5-7, with 175 AC rooms above that.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2026
Ten years ago, 64% of programs on the 15/16 prime schedules were based on original ideas, twenty-one points higher.
—Ted Linhart, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Trish was one month past her nineteenth birthday and Guv was twenty-one, back from the war and starting college on the G.I. Bill.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Twenty-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty-one. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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