twenty-nine

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 28 in number

twenty-nine years

see Table of Numbers

twenty-nine

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

: 29 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

twenty-nine are here

twenty-nine were found

twenty-nine

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: nine and 20

2

a

: 29 units or objects

a total of twenty-nine

b

: a group or set of 29

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 29

4

: the 29th in a set or series

especially : an article of clothing of the 29th size

wears a twenty-nine

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