Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twenty-some

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
twen-ty--some
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Inflected Forms

more twenty-some (comparative) most twenty-some (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does twenty-some mean?
Synonym of twentysomething.
Where does twenty-some come from?
Clipping of twentysomething.

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