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Definition of Twenty-two

1. Adjective. Being two more than twenty.

2. Noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one.

3. Noun. A .22 caliber firearm (pistol or rifle).

Definition of Twenty-two

1. Number. The number after twenty-one and before twenty-three. Represented in Arabic digits as 22. ¹

2. Noun. A .22 calibre pistol or rifle ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twenty-two

twenty-past twenty-second twenty-seconds twenty-seven twenty-seventh twenty-sevenths twenty-six twenty-sixth twenty-third twenty-thirds

twenty-three twenty-three hundred twenty-to twenty-twenty twenty-twenty hindsight twenty-two (current term) twenty-two hundred twenty-two pistol twenty-two rifle twenty-twos

twenty dollar bill twenty four twenty hundred twenty one twenty past twenty percent twenty to twenty to the dozen twenty two twenty winks

Literary usage of Twenty-two

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"... fent my tenants in the ifland, I fent them, by this floop, three milch cows and five calves, about twenty-two hogs among them, ..."

2. Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties by United States, Charles Joseph Kappler (1904)
"In township thirty-three, range two west: West half and southeast quarter section six; section sixteen, twenty-two, twenty-seven; north half and north half ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1902)
"Aged twenty-two months; other cases of typhoid in house, milk epidemic: ... Aged twenty-two months; Widal reaction positive; duration eleven days; recovery. ..."

4. Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield ; with a Review of the by James Gillespie Blaine (1884)
"MAYOR OF TOWN AT twenty-two. — IN THE LEGISLATURE AT TWENTY-SEVEN. ... A BRAHAM LINCOLN expired at twenty-two minutes after -LJL seven o'clock on the ..."

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