twenty-six

1 of 4

adjective

: being one more than 25 in number

twenty-six years

see Table of Numbers

twenty-six

2 of 4

pronoun, plural in construction

"

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

twenty-six are here

twenty-six were found

twenty-six

3 of 4

noun (1)

"

1

: six and 20 : two times 13

2

a

: 26 units or objects

a total of twenty-six

b

: a group or set of 26

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 26

4

: the 26th in a set or series

especially : an article of clothing of the 26th size

wears a twenty-six

twenty-six

4 of 4

noun (2)

"

: a gambling game in which one wins if he rolls his chosen number 26 or more times in 13 rolls of 10 dice

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