- twenty ***** twen·ty
- ['twɛntɪ]
1. adjventi inv2. nventi m invfor usage see: fifty
he's twenty — ha vent'anni
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twenty — [twen′tē, twen′ē, twun′ē] adj. [ME twenti < OE twegentig, lit., two tens (akin to Ger zwanzig, Goth twai tigjus) < twegen, TWAIN + tig, TY2] two times ten n. pl. twenties 1. the cardinal number between nineteen and twenty one; 20; XX ☆ 2 … English World dictionary
Twenty — Twen ty, a. [OE. twenty, AS. tw?ntig, twentig; akin to OFris. twintich, OS. tw?ntig, D. & LG. twintig, OHG. zweinzug, G. zwanzig, Goth. twai tigjis; that is, two tens. See {Twain}, {Two}, and {Ten}.] 1. One more that nineteen; twice; as, twenty… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twenty — Twen ty, n.; pl. {Twenties}. 1. The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twen — Sm junger Mensch in den Zwanzigern per. Wortschatz grupp. (20. Jh.) Scheinentlehnung. Anglisierende Neubildung zu ne. twenty zwanzig (aus ae. twēntig, aus ae. twēn zwei und ae. tig zehn ; zwanzig); gebildet in Anlehnung an ne. teen Jugendlicher… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Twen — [tvɛn], der; [s], s: Person im Alter zwischen zwanzig und dreißig Jahren: Mode für Teens und Twens. * * * Twẹn 〈m. 6〉 junger Mann od. junge Frau zw. 20 u. 29 Jahren [engl.; zu twenty „zwanzig“] * * * Twẹn , der; [s], s [zu engl. twenty =… … Universal-Lexikon
twenty-twenty vision — or 20/20 vision [twen′tē twen′tē] n. normal acuity of vision, which is the ability to see clearly at twenty feet what the normal eye sees at that distance * * * … Universalium
twenty-twenty vision — or 20/20 vision [twen′tē twen′tē] n. normal acuity of vision, which is the ability to see clearly at twenty feet what the normal eye sees at that distance … English World dictionary
twenty-twenty — /twen tee twen tee, twun tee twun tee/, adj. 1. Ophthalm. having normal visual acuity. 2. keenly or acutely perceptive: an opinion based on twenty twenty hindsight. Also, 20 20. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
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-twenty — twen′ty twen′ty or 20 20 adj. oph having normal visual acuity • Etymology: 1870–75; so called from the testing of vision with standard eye charts from a distance of 20 feet … From formal English to slang
twen|ty-four|mo — «TWEHN tee FR MOH, FOHR », noun, adjective. –n. 1. a size of a book, or of its pages, made by folding a sheet of paper twenty four times. Abbr: 24mo or 24°. 2. a book having pages of this size. –adj. of this size; having pages of this size.… … Useful english dictionary
