Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

five-and-twenty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: five-and-twen-ty
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

num

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Having brought it to a close, he took his way to the Kursaal. The great German watering-place is one of the prettiest nooks in Europe, and of a summer evening in the gaming days, five-and-twenty years ago, it was one of the most brilliant scenes."

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does five-and-twenty mean?: Twenty-five.

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