twenty-eight

1. 1.

   the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one

   Synonyms28XXVIII

   Broaderlarge integer

1. 1.

   being eight more than twenty

   Synonyms28xxviii

   Similarcardinal

Questions about twenty-eight

What does twenty-eight mean?

twenty-eight means "the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in twenty-eight?

twenty-eight has 2 syllables: twen-ty-eight. The stress falls on "twen".

What is another word for twenty-eight?

Close synonyms include 28, XXVIII, 28, xxviii. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is twenty-eight a common word?

twenty-eight is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.