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twenty eight

twenty eight is the alternative form of twenty-eight.

Meaning of twenty-eight

Numeral

twenty-eight

  1. The cardinal number immediately following twenty-seven and preceding twenty-nine.
    • The lunar quality of Osiris's body is emphasized by his age of twenty-eight, the number of the phases of the moon.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 217
    Synonyms:
    eight and twenty, 28, XXVIII

Questions about twenty eight

What is twenty eight the alternative form of?
Twenty eight is the alternative form of twenty-eight.

Words near twenty eight in the dictionary

  1. twentish
  2. Twents
  3. twenty
  4. twenty bucks is twenty bucks
  5. twenty dollars is twenty dollars
  6. twenty eight
  7. twenty five
  8. Twenty Forests
  9. twenty four
  10. twenty hundred
  11. twenty nine

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