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twenty–one

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noun twen·ty–one \ˌtwen-tē-ˈwən, ˌtwən-\

Definition of twenty–one

  1. 1 :  a number that is one more than 20 — see number table

  2. 2 [translation of French vingt-et-un] :  blackjack 5

twenty–one

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twenty–one

pronoun, plural in construction

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