twenty-one
noun
twen·ty-one
ˌtwen-tē-ˈwən 
ˌtwən-
1
: a number that is one more than 20 see Table of Numbers
2
[translation of French vingt-et-un]
: blackjack sense 1
twenty-one
adjective
twenty-one
pronoun, plural in construction
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Fourteen Final Four appearances, twenty-one appearances in Elite Eight and 28 in Sweet 16.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Among the honorees, who represent twenty-one states, are those working variously in the fields of architecture and design, craft, dance, film, media, music, theater and performance, traditional arts, and writing.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 Jan. 2025
Paul had been twenty-one at the time, in her final year at the Slade School of Art, using her bedroom as a studio.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Mines and explosive remnants of war in Ukraine have killed three hundred and twenty-one civilians and injured seven hundred and seventy-four others since the start of the conflict.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Among the honorees, who represent twenty-one states, are those working variously in the fields of architecture and design, craft, dance, film, media, music, theater and performance, traditional arts, and writing.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 Jan. 2025
Paul had been twenty-one at the time, in her final year at the Slade School of Art, using her bedroom as a studio.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Mines and explosive remnants of war in Ukraine have killed three hundred and twenty-one civilians and injured seven hundred and seventy-four others since the start of the conflict.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Twenty-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty-one. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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