twenty-five

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 24 in number

twenty-five years

see Table of Numbers

twenty-five

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

: 25 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

twenty-five are here

twenty-five were found

twenty-five

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: five and 20 : five fives : the square of five

2

a

: 25 units or objects

a total of twenty-five

b

: a group or set of 25

arranged by twenty-fives

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 25

4

: the 25th in a set or series

especially : an article of clothing of the 25th size

wears a twenty-five

5

: a 25-caliber pistol

—usually written .25

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