twenty

(twĕnˈtē, twŭnˈ-)

1. The cardinal number equal to 2 × 10.
2. twenties
   a. A decade or the numbers from 20 to 29: The children are now in their twenties. The temperature dipped into the twenties.
   b. often Twenties The decade from 20 to 29 in a century.
3. A twenty-dollar bill.

Related Forms:

• twenˈty adjective & pron.