twenty

Meanings

• Number

  The number that is the sum ofteen and zero.

  - "Twenty is the number of legs on a centipede."
  - "In baseball, a pitcher can have twenty strikes before a walk is issued."
  - "Twenty dollars is a common amount for a tip."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈtwɛnti/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈtwɛni/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with twenty
mellow,ellow,ellow,yellow,ellow,dellow,ellow,ellow,ellow,ellow,mellow,ellow,ellow,ellow,ellow,ellow,ellow,ellow,ellow,ellow,mellow

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Variants

List of all variants of twenty that leads to same result
20 , twenties , twentieth , twentieths , twenty , twenty-fourmo , twenty-fourmos , 21 , twenty-one , twenty-ones , 20/20 , twenty-twenty , .22 , .22s , 22 , twenty-two , twenty-twos , twenty-four hours a day , twenty-four seven , 20 hindsight , 20/20 hindsight , twenty-twenty hindsight , twenty-twenty vision , blackjack , blackjack oak , blackjacks , vingt-et-un

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Etymology

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From Old English twentig, from twentigge, from twentigian, from twentig- ‘two ten’.

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Trivia

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1. Twenty is the atomic number of calcium.

2. The twentieth letter in the English alphabet is 'T'.

3. The number twenty is the smallest number that cannot be expressed as the sum of two cubes in two different ways.

4. Twenty is the number of sides on a regular dodecahedron.

5. In the movie 'The Matrix', Morpheus offers Neo the choice of taking the red pill or the blue pill. The offer is made twenty times.

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Related Concepts

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1. decade: Twenty is the number of years in a decade.

2. score: Twenty is a common score in various games and activities.

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Culture

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Twenty is a significant number in many cultures. In Hinduism, twenty represents the twenty gods of the solar system. In Chinese culture, twenty is considered a lucky number due to its similarity to the word for 'arrive' or 'come'. In literature, twenty has appeared in various works, such as the 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' by Jules Verne.

How to Memorize "twenty"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the number twenty as a collection of ten groups of two.
   - Imagine the number twenty as a row of dots, with each group of two represented by a pair of dots.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the number twenty with the number of fingers and toes on two hands.
   - Remember that twenty is the number of sides on a regular dodecahedron.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Twice the number of fingers on one hand' to remember that twenty is the number of fingers on two hands.
   - Use the phrase 'Two large apples and ten small ones' to remember that twenty is made up of two tens and zero.

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