twenty-second
ˌtwɛn.ti ˈsɛk.ənd
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Definition of twenty-second - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
ordinalcoming next after the twenty-first in position
  • She finished in the twenty-second place in the race.
22nd
2.
durationlasting twenty seconds
  • The video clip is exactly twenty-second long.
brief short-lived
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23rdadj.
ordinal position
coming next after the twenty-second in position
ordinal position
following the twenty-second in a sequence
22ndadj.
numbers
abbreviation of twenty-second
Voth.
alphabet
twenty-second letter of the English alphabet

Examples of twenty-second in a sentence

  • The twenty-second chapter of the book was the most thrilling.
  • The twenty-second pause felt like an eternity.
  • He gave a twenty-second speech at the event.

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  1. French:vingt-deuxième, de vingt secondes, ...
  2. German:zweiundzwanzigster, zwanzigsekündig, ...
  3. Italian:ventiduesimo, di venti secondi, ...
  4. Spanish:vigésimo segundo, de veinte segundos, ...
  5. Portuguese:vigésimo segundo, de vinte segundos, ...
  6. Chinese:第二十二, 二十秒的, ...
  7. Japanese:22番目の, 20秒の, ...
  8. Arabic:ثانٍ وعشرون, لمدة عشرين ثانية, ...
  9. Hebrew:עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁנִי, בֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שְׁנִיּוֹת, ...
  10. Russian:двадцать второй, двадцатисекундный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:двадцять другий, двадцятисекундний, ...
  12. Hindi:बाईसवाँ, बीस सेकंड, ...
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