five-and-twenty

numeral

Twenty-five.

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Meanings

numeral
  1. archaicTwenty-five.

    Having brought it to a close, he took his way to the Kursaal. The great German watering-place is one of the prettiest nooks in Europe, and of a summer evening in the gaming days, five-and-twenty years ago, it was one of the most brilliant scenes.

    1879, Henry James, chapter III, in Confidence, London: Chatto & Windus

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twenty-five
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five-and-twenty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/five-and-twenty

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“five-and-twenty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/five-and-twenty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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