Twenty-one
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌtwɛntiˈwʌn/ · Part of speech numeral
Quick meaning: Twenty-one is a numeral meaning The cardinal number occurring after twenty and before twenty-two, represented in Roman numerals as XXI and in Arabic numerals as 21.
Meaning
The cardinal number occurring after twenty and before twenty-two, represented in Roman numerals as XXI and in Arabic numerals as 21.
More Meanings
- (card games) Blackjack.
- (sports) A basketball-based game in which players attempt to score exactly twenty-one points.
Example Sentences
They were to spend many an evening together sitting round the old kitchen table playing twentyone ….
Word Forms
- twentyone
Synonyms for twenty-one
Depending on context, synonyms include eleventeen, cardinal, blackjack, vingt-et-un.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blackjack, vingt-et-un, cardinal, twenty, twenty-first, twenty-nine.
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