twenty-two
numeralnounattested in dialogue
- //ˌtwɛntiˈtuː//
- //ˌtwʌntiˈtu//
The number after twenty-one and before twenty-three. Represented in Arabic digits as 22.
numeral
- 1
The number after twenty-one and before twenty-three. Represented in Arabic digits as 22.
noun
- 1
A .22 calibre pistol or rifle.
He wore a crazed expression / As he waded in the car / For some ammo and his sawn-off twenty-two.
Forms
- plural
- twenty-twos
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