Twen"ty , n.; pl.
Twenties (&?;). 1. The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve
and eight, or twice ten;
twenty units or objects; a score.
2. A symbol representing twenty
units, as 20, or xx.
Twen"ty (?), a. [OE.
twenty, AS.
tw&?;ntig, twentig; akin to OFris. twintich, OS.
tw&?;ntig, D. & LG. twintig, OHG.
zweinzug, G. zwanzig, Goth. twai tigjis; that is, two tens. See Twain, Two, and Ten.]
1. One more that
nineteen; twice; as, twenty men.
2. An indefinite number more or less that
twenty. Shak.
Maximilian, upon twenty respects, could not have been
the man.
Bacon.
Hear it pronounced