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twenty-second

/ˌtwɛnti ˈsɛkənd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
twen-ty-sec-ond
IPA
/ˌtwɛnti ˈsɛkənd/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number twenty-two.

adj

Lasting twenty seconds.

noun

The person or thing in the twenty-second position.

noun

One of twenty-two equal parts of a whole.

Inflected Forms

twenty-seconds (plural)

Synonyms

22nd

Questions

How do you pronounce twenty-second?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtwɛnti ˈsɛkənd/.
What does twenty-second mean?
The ordinal form of the number twenty-two.

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