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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Then, in August, the players will head back to Rosemont and to Holly Springs and Greenville, North Carolina, for twenty-one more games, in the All-Star Cup.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 June 2025
The Financial Times article referenced a letter from twenty-one US state Republican financial officers, which contained several inaccuracies and misstatements.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Subcontractors typically get twenty-one to twenty-nine dollars per hour of spotting, and pay spotters as little as eight.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
From February 4th to the 27th, the conference drew delegates from twenty-one of the thirty-four states then in the Union.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 June 2025
The Financial Times article referenced a letter from twenty-one US state Republican financial officers, which contained several inaccuracies and misstatements.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Subcontractors typically get twenty-one to twenty-nine dollars per hour of spotting, and pay spotters as little as eight.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
From February 4th to the 27th, the conference drew delegates from twenty-one of the thirty-four states then in the Union.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for twenty-one
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“Twenty-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty-one. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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