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three-and-twenty

three-and-twenty numeral: twenty-three (23).

Numeral

three-and-twenty

  1. (archaic) Twenty-three (23).

Forms of three-and-twenty

alternative formthree and twenty

Questions about three-and-twenty

What does three-and-twenty mean?
Three-and-twenty means twenty-three (23).
What part of speech is three-and-twenty?
Three-and-twenty is a numeral.

Words near three-and-twenty in the dictionary

  1. three wood
  2. three woods
  3. three's a crowd
  4. three-and-out
  5. three-and-outs
  6. three-and-twenty
  7. three-bagger
  8. three-baggers
  9. three-ball
  10. three-banded courser
  11. three-banded coursers

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