twenty-four

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 23 in number

twenty-four years

see Table of Numbers

twenty-four

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

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

twenty-four are here

twenty-four were found

twenty-four

3 of 3

noun

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1

: four and 20 : twice 12 : 12 times two : three times eight : four times six : two dozen

2

a

: 24 units or objects

a total of twenty-four

b

: a group or set of 24

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 24

4

: the 24th in a set or series

especially : an article of clothing of the 24th size

wears a twenty-four

5

twenty-fours plural, archaic : twenty-fourmo

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