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29

29

569 1.0
The number after twenty-eight and before thirty
  • numeral
translation icon : veintinueve
  • The event is scheduled for July 29.
  • 29 years
  • 28-29
  • 20-29

Examples

  • May Anna's mom worked at the Finlen Hotel as a maid, cleaning 29 rooms and changing sheets.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • July 29, 1939.

  • Date Received: September 29, 2011 Date Accepted: October 4, 2011

    Academic text (2011)
  • The control groups consist of 39 male children and 29 female children.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We got 29 seconds before the generators turn off.

  • 29 dollars.

  • The calendar pages tear on, slowing at October 29, slowing more, and stopping at the 31st.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Republicans took control of 29 governorships and gained 680 state legislative seats.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The sample group was made up of 98 (29%) males and 241 (71%) females.

    Academic text (2011)
  • There are 29 students in my class this semester.

Synonyms

22 1.0

The number after twenty-eight

is written as digits instead of the word form
XXIX
vs29
1 8.1

A Roman numeral for 29

is shown with digits rather than Roman numerals
xxix
vs29
7.9

A way to write the number 29 using Roman numerals

is shown with digits rather than lowercase Roman numerals

Compounds

1 3.5

An extra day in February that appears every four years

3.8

A church feast day in England, Wales, and Ireland celebrating the angel Michael and marking a traditional quarter day

Surface Forms

29 cardinal digit
twenty-nine cardinal word

Etymology

The number 29 is simply twenty plus nine, so a helpful way to remember it is '20 + 9' or 'one less than thirty'.