twenty-seventh

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adjective

1

: being number 27 in a countable series

the twenty-seventh day

see Table of Numbers

2

: being one of 27 equal parts into which something is divisible

a twenty-seventh share of the money

twenty-seventh

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noun

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1

: number 27 in a countable series

the twenty-seventh day of the month

2

: the quotient of a unit divided by 27 : one of 27 equal parts of something

one twenty-seventh of the total

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