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26

26

703 1.0
A number equal to twenty-five plus one
  • numeral
translation icon : veintiséis
  • I have 26 bucks.
  • 26 years
  • 26 percent
  • April 26

Examples

  • Participants were between 20 and 26 years old, with an average age of 22.75.

    Academic text (2011)

  • You know, she'd be 26 years old right now?

    What Happens Later (2023)

  • The average age at NASA is 26.

    Fly Me to the Moon (2024)

  • Emily Bernard, 26, is listed in serious condition at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Lt. Jonathan James Kendrick is 26, from Georgia, and an Academy graduate.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • She will turn 26 next month, celebrating her birthday with friends.

  • At the meeting, we discussed the progress of our team, which now has 26 active members.

  • The recipe calls for 26 ounces of flour to make the bread.

Synonyms

twenty-six
vs26
26 1.0

The number after twenty-five and before twenty-seven

is the same cardinal value given as a numeric or arithmetic description
xxvi
vs26
8.4

A Roman numeral that shows the number 26

is the basic cardinal number expressed as a quantity rather than letter symbols

Surface Forms

26 cardinal word
26 cardinal digit

Etymology

26 Is just twenty + six. The word twenty originally means 'two tens', so think 'two tens and six' to remember that 26 is two groups of ten plus six.