xxiii
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7.1
A Roman numeral for the number 23
- numeral
:
XXIII
- Pope John XXIII
- Pope John XXIII
Synonyms
23
vsxxiii
844
1.0
A number three more than twenty
is shown using lowercase classical symbols rather than digit form
twenty-three
vsxxiii
56
1.0
The number after twenty-two and before twenty-four
is written as a small-letter classical numeral instead of words
XXIII
vsxxiii
4
6.7
A sign that shows the number 23 in Roman numerals
is the lowercase classical numeral form rather than the uppercase
Surface Forms
xxiii roman numeral
Etymology
Xxiii is a Roman numeral made of two Xs and three Is; each X means 'ten' and each I means 'one', so xxiii is '10+10+1+1+1', which equals 23 and is why it means the number 23.