I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
: being one more than 25 in number
twenty-six years
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
: 26 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
twenty-six are here
twenty-six were found
III. noun
1. : six and 20 : two times 13
2.
a. : 26 units or objects
a total of twenty-six
b. : a group or set of 26
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 26
4. : the 26th in a set or series ; especially : an article of clothing of the 26th size
wears a twenty-six
IV. noun
: a gambling game in which one wins if he rolls his chosen number 26 or more times in 13 rolls of 10 dice