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twenty-two

[twen-tee-too, twuhn-]

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 2.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 22 or XXII.

  3. a set of this many persons or things.

  4. .22.



adjective

  1. amounting to 22 in number.

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In all, she had to cover a distance of twenty-two feet, but after two twelve-hour days the farthest she’d made it was nine.

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“However, taking twenty-two and twenty-three minutes to transition from a non-emergency activity — like eating a meal, writing a report, or using the restroom — to respond to a priority-one gunshot call is unacceptable.”

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“Based on his recent symptoms and—wow—a twenty-two percent drop in his weight since last time, there is indeed a strong possibility that Sir Fig Newton has diabetes.”

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She was twenty-two years old and he was thirty-two.

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She was Flemmie’s older sister and was twenty-two years old when she died of pellagra.

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