Definition/Meaning of twenty

• English - Numeral: twenty The cardinal number 20 , occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one. Derived terms twenties twentieth twenty past twenty to twenty to the dozen twenty-twenty Related terms twoty Translations
• English - Noun: twenty ( plural twenties ) ( colloquial ) A banknote with a denomination of 20 . The waiter’s face lit up when I gave him a twenty . ( CB slang ) 10-20 (location). What’s your twenty , good buddy? ( military ) A set of twenty push-ups. Drop and give me twenty , Ric! (Recruit.) Translations
• English - Alternative forms: Arabic numerals: 20 ( see for numerical forms in other scripts ) Roman numerals: XX
• English - Etymology: From Middle English twenty , twenti , from Old English twēntiġ ( “ twenty ” , literally “ two tens ” ), from Proto-Germanic *twaintigiwiz , *twai tigiwiz , an old compound of * twain- / *twai (see two) and * -tigaz / *teguz , equivalent to two +‎ -ty , or twain +‎ -ty . Cognate with Scots twenty , tuenty ( “ twenty ” ), West Frisian tweintich ( “ twenty ” ), Dutch twintig ( “ twenty ” ), German…
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) enPR: twĕnt’ĭ IPA (key) : /ˈtwɛnti/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /ˈtwɛn(t)i/ , /ˈtwʌn(t)i/ , /ˈtwʊn(t)i/ , [ˈtʍɛɾ̃i] , [ˈtʍʌɾ̃i] , [ˈtʍʊɾ̃i] Rhymes: -ɛnti , -ʌnti