twenty-three

twenty-three
/twen"tee three", twun"-/, n.
1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 3.
2. a symbol for this number, as 23 or XXIII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
adj.
4. amounting to 23 in number.

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