TWENTY-FOUR

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

: being one more than 23 in number

twenty-four years

— see number table

II. pronoun, plural in construction

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

twenty-four are here

twenty-four were found

III. noun

1. : four and 20 : twice 12 : 12 times two : three times eight : four times six : two dozen

2.

a. : 24 units or objects

a total of twenty-four

b. : a group or set of 24

3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 24

4. : the 24th in a set or series ; especially : an article of clothing of the 24th size

wears a twenty-four

5. twenty-fours plural , archaic : twenty-fourmo