twenty-one has definitions from the fields of cards,games,mathematics
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[ adjective ] being one more than twenty

Synonyms

21 xxi

Used in print

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

Both men and women of twenty-one years of_age could register and vote upon presenting proof of residence and identification .

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cardinal

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[ noun ] (mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one

Synonyms

21 XXI

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Twenty-one year old Milt_Pappas and Jerry_Walker , 22 , are scheduled to share the Oriole mound chores against the Bombers ' Art_Ditmar in Sunday 's 2 P.M. encounter .

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large_integer

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[ noun ] (cards,games) a card game in which the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21

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card_game

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