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twentyeight

twentyeight 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

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What is twentyeight the alternative form of?
Twentyeight is the alternative form of twenty-eight.

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