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twen|ty-one — «TWEHN tee WUHN», noun. a gambling game in which the players draw cards from the dealer in trying to come as close to a count of twenty one (in adding the spots on the cards) as possible without going past it; blackjack; vingt et un. ╂[American… … Useful english dictionary
twen|ti|eth — «TWEHN tee ihth», adjective, noun. 1. next after the 19th; last in a series of 20. 2. one, or being one, of 20 equal parts … Useful english dictionary
twenty-one — twen′ty one′ n. 1) a cardinal number, 20 plus 1 2) a symbol for this number, as 21 or XXI 3) gam blackjack 2), a) … From formal English to slang
twenty-one — /twen tee wun , twun /, n. 1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 21 or XXI. 3. a set of this many persons or things. 4. Also, 21. Also called blackjack. a gambling game at cards, in which the object is to obtain from… … Universalium
twenty-one — ☆ twenty one [twent′ēwun′; ] often [ twen′ēwun′] n. the gambling game BLACKJACK (n. 5a) … English World dictionary
twenty-twenty — twen·ty twen·ty or 20/20 .twent ē twent ē adj having the normal visual acuity of the human eye that according to one common scale can distinguish at a distance of 20 feet characters one third inch in diameter <twenty twenty vision> … Medical dictionary
twenty-five — /twen tee fuyv , twun /, n. 1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 5. 2. a symbol for this number, as 25 or XXV. 3. a set of this many persons or things. adj. 4. amounting to 25 in number. * * * ▪ card game Ireland s national card game, related to… … Universalium
twentieth — /twen tee ith, twun /, adj. 1. next after the nineteenth; being the ordinal number for 20. 2. being one of 20 equal parts. n. 3. a twentieth part, esp. of one (1/20). 4. the twentieth member of a series. [bef. 900; ME twentithe, OE twentigotha.… … Universalium
twenty-eighth — /twen tee aytth , ayth , twun /, adj. 1. next after the twenty seventh; being the ordinal number for 28. 2. being one of 28 equal parts. n. 3. a twenty eighth part, esp. of one (1/28). 4. the twenty eighth member of a series. * * * … Universalium
twenty-fifth — /twen tee fifth , twun /, adj. 1. next after the twenty fourth; being the ordinal number for 25. 2. being one of 25 equal parts. n. 3. a twenty fifth part, esp. of one (1/25). 4. the twenty fifth member of a series. * * * … Universalium
