twenty-four

[ twen-tee-fawr, -fohr, twuhn- ]

noun
  1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 4.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 24 or XXIV.

  1. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective
  1. amounting to 24 in number.

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How to use twenty-four in a sentence

  • On four bells there are four times as many changes as on three; that is—four times six changes, which makes twenty-four.

    Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing | Richard Duckworth and Fabian Stedman
  • The product is then multiplied by the number of cubic centimeters voided in twenty-four hours and divided by 1000.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • The exercise of learning the names of the twenty-four Presidents is a good one for this purpose.

    Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
  • twenty-four hours at a Genevese hotel were got through by Georgie and her cousin without difficulty.

  • The meeting took place within twenty-four hours; unfortunately the result was fatal.