twenty-three
adjectiveDefinition of twenty-three
(Entry 1 of 3)
: being one more than 22 in number
twenty-three years
— see Table of Numbers
twenty-three
pronoun, plural in construction
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Definition of twenty-three (Entry 2 of 3)
: 23 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
twenty-three are here twenty-three were found
twenty-three
noun
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Definition of twenty-three (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: three and 20
2a
: 23 units or objects
a total of twenty-three
b
: a group or set of 23
3
: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 23
4
: the 23d in a set or series
especially
: an article of clothing of the 23d size
wears a twenty-three
5
: a railway telegraph signal for a message of greatest urgency
6
: the end : that's all — compare twenty-three skiddoo