twenty-eight

1 of 4

adjective

: being one more than 27 in number
twenty-eight years
see Table of Numbers

twenty-eight

2 of 4

pronoun, plural in construction

"
: 28 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
twenty-eight are here
twenty-eight were found

twenty-eight

3 of 4

noun (1)

"
1
: eight and 20 : four times seven
2
a
: 28 units or objects
a total of twenty-eight
b
: a group or set of 28
3
: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 28
4
: the 28th in a set or series
especially : an article of clothing of the 28th size
wears a twenty-eight

twenty-eight

4 of 4

noun (2)

"
: a West Australian yellow-collared parakeet (Platycercus zonarius semitorquatus)

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“Twenty-eight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty-eight. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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