TWENTY-FOUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does twenty-four mean? 

• TWENTY-FOUR (noun)
  The noun TWENTY-FOUR has 1 sense:

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one

  Familiarity information: TWENTY-FOUR used as a noun is very rare.

• TWENTY-FOUR (adjective)
  The adjective TWENTY-FOUR has 1 sense:

1. being four more than twenty

  Familiarity information: TWENTY-FOUR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TWENTY-FOUR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

24; twenty-four; two dozen; XXIV

Hypernyms ("twenty-four" is a kind of...):

large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)

• TWENTY-FOUR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being four more than twenty

Synonyms:

24; twenty-four; xxiv

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)

 Context examples 

A dose calculation unit expressed in gram(s) per period of time equal to twenty-four hours.

(Gram per 24 Hours, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

"You and I will be twenty-six, Teddy, Beth twenty-four, and Amy twenty-two. What a venerable party!" said Jo.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

A dose calculation unit expressed in milligram(s) per kilogram per period of time equal to twenty-four hours.

(Milligram per Kilogram per Day, NCI Thesaurus)

There are twenty-four hours in each day, and I must spend them somehow. Come and have a drink.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The study covered 343 children examined aged six months, twelve months, and twenty-four months, 221 of whom had older siblings with autism.

(Scientists say excess cerebrospinal fluid may serve as early sign of autism, Wikinews)

A dose calculation unit expressed in microgram(s) per gram per period of time equal to twenty-four hours.

(Microgram per Gram per Day, NCI Thesaurus)

“That will be only twenty-four miles,” she urged, “if the wind remains high all night.”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

A dose calculation unit expressed in gram(s) per animal per period of time equal to twenty-four hours.

(Gram per Animal per Day, NCI Thesaurus)

A dose calculation unit expressed in milliliter(s) per cage per period of time equal to twenty-four hours.

(Milliliter per Cage per Day, NCI Thesaurus)

A dose calculation unit expressed in milliliter(s) per animal per period of time equal to twenty-four hours.

(Milliliter per Animal per Day, NCI Thesaurus)