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24

24

1.0
A number equal to twenty plus four
  • numeral
translation icon : veinticuatro
  • Hildy, all I'm asking is that you postpone it for 24 hours.
  • 24 hours
  • 24 years
  • 24 months

Examples

  • All this can be yours if you call within the next 24 hours.

  • Walsall Council has launched a 24-hour Twitter feed to highlight the day-to-day tasks the authority carries out.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Oh, not much has changed in the last 24 hours.

  • This department will be closing in 24 hours.

  • And we're just shy of 24 hours completed.

  • From the moment of infection, you have perhaps 24 hours.

  • It's been 24 hours.

  • He's guarded, 24 hours a day.

  • Within the state of Maryland, there are 24 districts, all of which participate in the PBIS Initiative.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I will finish the project in 24 hours.

Synonyms

two dozen
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89 1.0

Twenty-four things counted together

is the numeric digit form used for direct notation rather than grouped counting
35 1.0

Being the number twenty plus four

is given as digits rather than written words
XXIV
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1 5.4

A Roman numeral that stands for 24

is written in digits rather than as uppercase Roman letters
xxiv
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7.4

The Roman numeral for twenty-four

is shown in digits rather than as lowercase Roman letters

Compounds

3 1.0

The day before Christmas, 24 December

June 24
  • Archaic
3 4.4

A traditional day on June 24 when people pay rent and other yearly payments

24-karat gold
  • Specialized
2 3.0

Pure gold containing no other metals

May 24
  • Archaic
1 8.1

A day when people celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday on 24 May

Surface Forms

24 cardinal digit
twenty-four cardinal word
24th ordinal digit
twenty-fourth ordinal word

Etymology

24 Comes from the parts twenty and four; twenty originally meant 'two tens', so 24 is literally 'two tens and four'. You can remember it easily because there are 24 hours in a day.