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twenty-seven

American  
[twen-tee-sev-uhn, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn tiˈsɛv ən, ˈtwʌn- /

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 7.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 27 or XXVII.

  3. a set of this many persons or things.


adjective

  1. amounting to 27 in number.

Example Sentences

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And astonishingly, the spirit relative Greeley questioned had died exactly twenty-seven years ago.

From Literature

“Oh no. All twenty-seven of your followers might be disappointed,” Camille says.

From Literature

I kind of do, but the clock says it’s six-thirty-three, which means I only have twenty-seven minutes until the office opens.

From Literature

Depending on the species they can be as small as a half inch or as long as twenty-seven inches.

From Literature

After all, was he not a very rich man, still young, and in reasonably good health twenty-seven days out of every twenty-eight?

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