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23
Dictionary entry overview: What does 23 mean?
• 23 (noun)
The noun 23 has 1 sense:
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
Familiarity information: 23 used as a noun is very rare.
• 23 (adjective)
The adjective 23 has 1 sense:
1. being three more than twenty
Familiarity information: 23 used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
23; twenty-three; XXIII
Hypernyms ("23" is a kind of...):
large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being three more than twenty
Synonyms:
23; twenty-three; xxiii
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
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