twenty-four

twenty-four
/twen"tee fawr", -fohr", twun"-/, n.
1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 4.
2. a symbol for this number, as 24 or XXIV.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
adj.
4. amounting to 24 in number.

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