twenty-four
UK: ˈtwɛnti fɔː | US: ˈtwɛnti fɔːr
adj. being one more than twenty-three in number
n. the number 24
The word "twenty-four" is a compound of "twenty" (from Old English twēntig, meaning "two tens") and "four" (from Old English fēower, meaning the numeral 4). It follows the Germanic pattern of combining tens and units to form numbers. The structure reflects a straightforward additive logic, where "twenty" (20) and "four" (4) combine to denote the total (24). This compounding method is common in English numerals (e.g., thirty-two, fifty-six).
She celebrated her twenty-fourth birthday last week.
The clock struck twenty-four times at midnight.
There are twenty-four hours in a day.
He scored twenty-four points in the basketball game.
The recipe requires twenty-four grams of sugar.