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twenty-four

American  
[twen-tee-fawr, -fohr, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn tiˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr, ˈtwʌn- /

noun

  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.


adjective

  1. amounting to 24 in number.

Example Sentences

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The signing was less than twenty-four hours away.

From Literature

Professor Treebaun walked in a moment later, looking decidedly grumpier than usual at being called in so early to monitor a test he’d watched me fail less than twenty-four hours ago.

From Literature

I have less than twenty-four hours to compose the perfect apology.

From Literature

His ears had rung for twenty-four hours after the ten-minute pounding.

From Literature

The helicopter continued on to Kendra, where the smokestacks of a paper mill normally puffed gray clouds into the sky, twenty-four hours a day.

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