twenty

Alternative forms

• Arabic numerals: 20 (see for numerical forms in other scripts)
• Roman numerals: XX

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈtwɛnti/, [ˈtw̥ɛ̃nti]
• (General American) enPR: twĕnʹtē, IPA: /ˈtwɛnti/, [ˈtw̥ɛɾ̃i], /ˈtwɛni/, [ˈtw̥ɛ̃ɾ̃i]
• (parts of the US and Canada) IPA: /ˈtwʌn(t)i/, /ˈtwʊn(t)i/

Numeral

twenty

1. The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.

Noun

twenty (plural twenties)

1. (colloquial) A banknote with a denomination of 20.
   • The waiter’s face lit up when I gave him a twenty.
2. (CB slang) 10-20 (location).
   • What’s your twenty, good buddy?
3. (UK, historical, military) An old English division of infantry.

Alternative forms

• thewenti, thwenti, tuenti, tuentie, tweinti, twenti, twentig, twentie, twenntiȝ, twentti, twinti, twonti, twontie

Numeral

twenty

1. twenty