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twen⋅ty-one

[twen-tee-wuhn, twuhn-]
–noun
1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 1.
2. a symbol for this number, as 21 or XXI.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
4. Also, 21. Also called blackjack. a gambling game at cards, in which the object is to obtain from the dealer cards whose values add up to, or close to, 21 but which do not exceed it.
–adjective
5. amounting to 21 in number.
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black·jack   (blāk'jāk')   
n.  
  1. A leather-covered bludgeon with a short, flexible shaft or strap, used as a hand weapon.

  2. The blackjack oak.

  3. Games A card game in which the object is to accumulate cards with a higher count than that of the dealer but not exceeding 21. Also called twenty-one, vingt-et-un.

  4. Sphalerite.

tr.v.   black·jacked, black·jack·ing, black·jacks
  1. To hit or beat with a leather-covered bludgeon.

  2. To coerce by threats.

twen·ty-one   (twěn'tē-wŭn', twŭn'-)
n.   Games
See blackjack.
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