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twenty-four en · NUM

Pronunciation

• /ˌtwɛntiˈfo(ː)ɹ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˌtwɛntiˈfɔɹ/ (General-American)
• (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
• /ˌtwɛntiˈfɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌtwɛntiˈfoə/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• [-ɾi-] (General-American)
• fōr rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger

Meanings

1. The cardinal number immediately following twenty-three and preceding twenty-five.
   • "The guy that just left—what's he got in his lungs?" / "Well, I'm not very sure. But the two best candidates are uranium-233 and plutonium-239, one or both." / "They're in his bones too, aren't they?" / "Yeah, they're both boneseekers. And they've got half-lives of one hundred sixty-two thousand and twenty-four thousand years respectively. So they stay hot for a long time." 1985, Michael Swanwick, “Boneseeker”, in In the Drift (New Ace Science Fiction Specials; series 3), New York, N.Y.: Ace Science Fiction Books, →ISBN; republished New York, N.Y.: Dover Publications, 2017, →ISBN, page 80:

Forms

Deriveds

twenty-four seven · twenty-four/seven · twenty-four hours a day · 24-hour clock · twenty-fourmo · twenty-four-hour clock · twenty-four hour day · twenty-four hour clock · twenty-fours

Relateds

twenty-three · twenty-five

Synonyms

four and twenty · XXIV · 24

Translations (100)

br pevar-warn-ugent (cardinal number) · qu iskay chunka tawayuq (cardinal number) · yrl irundí-pú-irundí (cardinal number) · chr ᏔᎵᏍᎪ ᏅᎩ (cardinal number) · th ยี่สิบสี่ (cardinal number) · ml ഇരുപത്തിനാല് (cardinal number) · ia vinti-quatro (cardinal number) · pdc vier un zwansich (cardinal number) · eo dudek kvar (cardinal number) · gu ચોવીસ (cardinal number) · sa चतुर्विंशति (cardinal number) · km ម្ភៃបួន (cardinal number) · cy pedwar ar hugain (cardinal number) · uk два́дцять чоти́ри (cardinal number) · nn tjuefire (cardinal number) · khb ᦌᦱᧁᦉᦲᧈ (cardinal number) · tpi tupela ten foa (cardinal number) · is tuttugu og fjórir (cardinal number) · ar أَرْبَعَة وَعِشْرُون (cardinal number) · esu yuinaq cetaman (cardinal number) · cs dvacet čtyři (cardinal number) · vo teldegfol (cardinal number) · cs čtyřiadvacet (cardinal number) · cmn 二十四 (cardinal number) · ca vint-i-quatre (cardinal number) · ta இருபத்தி நான்கு (cardinal number) · vo telsefol (cardinal number) · be два́ццаць чаты́ры (cardinal number) · sv tjugofyra (cardinal number) · ga fiche a ceathair (cardinal number) · nb tjuefire (cardinal number) · ru два́дцать четы́ре (cardinal number) · nl vierentwintig (cardinal number) · nv naadįįdį́į́ʼ (cardinal number) · cy dau ddeg pedwar (cardinal number) · et kakskümmend neli (cardinal number) · ms empat likur (cardinal number) · tl beintikuwatro (cardinal number) · it ventiquattro (cardinal number) · lkt wikčémna núŋpa aké tópa (cardinal number) · hi चौबीस (cardinal number) · ceb kawhaa`g upat (cardinal number) · de vierundzwanzig (cardinal number) · oj niishtana-ashi-niiwin (cardinal number) · bn চব্বিশ (cardinal number) · gu ચોવીશ (cardinal number) · hu huszonnégy (cardinal number) · ro douăzeci și patru (cardinal number) · am ሃያ አራት (cardinal number) · mk два́есет и че́тири (cardinal number) · sw ishirini na nne (cardinal number) · to uofulu mā fā (cardinal number) · ht vennkat (cardinal number) · sl štiriindvajset (cardinal number) · yi פֿיר און צוואַנציק (cardinal number) · he עשרים־וארבעה (cardinal number) · ce ткъе диъ (cardinal number) · ky жыйырма төрт (cardinal number) · kn ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತನಾಲ್ಕು (cardinal number) · kk жиырма төрт (cardinal number) · ang fēower and twēntiġ (cardinal number) · ceb baynete kwatro (cardinal number) · tr yirmi dört (cardinal number) · pa ਚੌਵੀ (cardinal number) · cy dau ddeg pedair (cardinal number) · sk dvadsať štyri (cardinal number) · la vigintiquattuor (cardinal number) · fi kaksikymmentäneljä (cardinal number) · yue 二十四 (cardinal number) · fa بیست و چهار (cardinal number) · ur چوبیس (cardinal number) · id dua puluh empat (cardinal number) · lo ຊາວສີ່ (cardinal number) · gl vinte e catro (cardinal number) · az iyirmi dörd (cardinal number) · ja 二十四 (cardinal number) · pl dwadzieścia cztery (cardinal number) · fr vingt-quatre (cardinal number) · te ఇరవై నాలుగు (cardinal number) · eu hogeita lau (cardinal number) · ko 스물넷 (cardinal number) · ug يىگىرمە تۆت (cardinal number) · fj ruasagavulu ka va (cardinal number) · hy քսանչորս (cardinal number) · da fireogtyve (cardinal number) · ko 이십사 (cardinal number) · cy pedair ar hugain (cardinal number) · ka ოცდაოთხი (cardinal number) · ms dua puluh empat (cardinal number) · sm luasefulu fa (cardinal number) · vi hai mươi tư (cardinal number) · pt vinte e quatro (cardinal number) · mnc ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ (cardinal number) · el είκοσι τέσσερα (cardinal number) · fy fjouwerentweintich (cardinal number) · dv ސައުވީސް (cardinal number) · af vier-en-twintig (cardinal number) · xal хөрн дөрвн (cardinal number) · shn သၢဝ်းသီႇ (cardinal number) · es veinticuatro (cardinal number)