twenty-second

[twen-tee-sek-uhnd, twuhn-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

next after the twenty-first; being the ordinal number for 22.
being one of 22 equal parts.

noun

a twenty-second part, especially of one (1/22).
the twenty-second member of a series.

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Alabama becomes the twenty-second state, a slave state.

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Until, on the twenty-second try, Joey ran his fingertip across my cheek and nodded.

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December marked the twenty-second consecutive month that casinos reported at least $1 billion in winnings, which is an unprecedented stretch, Lawton said.

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The Department of Human Services court filing Monday said Favre “possibly recorded a single twenty-second radio advertisement” for that $1.1 million.

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They would spend the twenty-second celebrating Christmas, and start for Paulet Island on December 23.

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