TWENTY-ONE


Meaning of TWENTY-ONE in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

: being one more than 20 in number

twenty-one years

— see number table

II. pronoun, plural in construction

: 21 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

twenty-one are here

twenty-one were found

III. noun

1. : one and 20 : three times seven

2.

a. : 21 units or objects

a total of twenty-one

b. : a group or set of 21

3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 21

4. : the 21st in a set or series ; especially : an article of clothing of the 21st size

wear a twenty-one

5. or 21

[translation of French vingt-et-un ]

: a card game the object of which is to be dealt cards having a higher count than those of the dealer up to but not exceeding 21 — called also blackjack, vingt-et-un

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.