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twenty

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "twenty" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables

6 characters

English (US)

2syllables

twenty

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twenty is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, twenty is hyphenated as:

Definitions oftwenty

1noun

A banknote with a denomination of 20.
Example: "The waiter’s face lit up when I gave him a twenty."
10-20 (location).
Example: "What’s your twenty, good buddy?"
An old English division of infantry.

1numeral

The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.

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