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twenty-two

/ˌtwɛntiˈtuː/

twenty-two numeral: the number after twenty-one and before twenty-three. Represented in Arabic digits as 22.

Numeral

twenty-two

  1. The number after twenty-one and before twenty-three. Represented in Arabic digits as 22.
    Synonyms:
    two and twenty, 22, २२, XXII

Noun

twenty-two (plural twenty-twos)

  1. A .22 calibre pistol or rifle.
    • He wore a crazed expression / As he waded in the car / For some ammo and his sawn-off twenty-two.1992, Bob Magor, Blood on the Board, page 38

twenty-two meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

twenty-two in Hindi

twenty-two
बाईस bāīs

twenty-two in Tamil

twenty-two
இருபத்திரண்டு irupattiraṇṭu

twenty-two in Urdu

twenty-two
بائیس bāīs

twenty-two in Bengali

twenty-two
বাইশ baiś
More languagesFewer languages
twenty-two in Telugu
ఇరవై రెండు iravai reṇḍu
twenty-two in Malayalam
ഇരുപത്തിരണ്ട് irupattiraṇṭŭ
twenty-two in Kannada
ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತೆರಡು ippatteraḍu
twenty-two in Punjabi
ਬਾਈ bāī
twenty-two in Gujarati
બાવીસ bāvīs
twenty-two in Odia
ବାଇଶି bāiśi
twenty-two in Sanskrit
द्वाविंशति dvāviṃśati
twenty-two in Assamese
বাইছ bais
twenty-two in Nepali
बाईस bāīs
twenty-two in Tagalog
dalawampo, beynte-dos
twenty-two in Arabic
اِثْنَان وَعِشْرُون iṯnān wa-ʕišrūn
twenty-two in Malay
dua puluh dua, dua likur
twenty-two in Indonesian
dua puluh dua
twenty-two in Thai
ยี่สิบสอง yîi-sìp-sɔ̌ɔng
twenty-two in Vietnamese
hai mươi hai
twenty-two in Myanmar
နှစ်ဆယ့်နှစ် hnachcai.hnac
Dhivehi
ބާވީސް bāvīs

Synonyms of twenty-two

Forms of twenty-two

pluraltwenty-twos

Words formed from twenty-two

Questions about twenty-two

What does twenty-two mean?
Twenty-two means the number after twenty-one and before twenty-three. Represented in Arabic digits as 22.
What is twenty-two in Hindi?
Twenty-two in Hindi is बाईस (bāīs). See Twenty-two meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is twenty-two?
Twenty-two can be a numeral or a noun.
How do you pronounce twenty-two?
Twenty-two is pronounced /ˌtwɛntiˈtuː/.

Words near twenty-two in the dictionary

  1. twenty-thirds
  2. twenty-three
  3. twenty-three hundred
  4. twenty-twenty
  5. twenty-twenty hindsight
  6. twenty-two
  7. twenty-two hundred
  8. twenty-twos
  9. Twenty20
  10. twentyeight
  11. twentyfirst

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Adapted from Wiktionary: twenty-two (page history and authors); ବାଇଶି (Odia) (page history and authors); বাইছ (Assamese) (page history and authors); बाईस (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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