twenty one

/ˌtwɛntiˈwʌn/
number
  1. The number 21; one more than twenty.
    • She turned twenty-one last week and celebrated with a party.
    • There are twenty-one students in the class today.
    • The recipe calls for twenty-one ounces of flour.
noun
  1. A card game in which players try to get a hand value as close to 21 as possible without going over; also called blackjack.
    • Learning the rules of twenty-one is easy.
    • We played twenty-one at the casino last night.
    • He won the round of twenty-one with a perfect hand.
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