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21
Dictionary entry overview: What does 21 mean?
• 21 (noun)
The noun 21 has 1 sense:
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
Familiarity information: 21 used as a noun is very rare.
• 21 (adjective)
The adjective 21 has 1 sense:
1. being one more than twenty
Familiarity information: 21 used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
21; twenty-one; XXI
Hypernyms ("21" is a kind of...):
large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being one more than twenty
Synonyms:
21; twenty-one; xxi
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
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