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xxiv

xxiv

7.4
The Roman numeral for twenty-four
  • numeral
translation icon : XXIV
  • In Roman numerals, XXIV represents the number twenty-four.

Examples

  • Article XXIV.

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  • The document was labeled as Article XXIV in the legal code.

  • The clock struck XXIV times to signal the beginning of the new year.

Synonyms

24
vsxxiv
∞ 1.0

A number equal to twenty plus four

represents the same number with Roman numerals instead of digits
twenty-four
vsxxiv
35 1.0

Being the number twenty plus four

uses Roman numerals instead of words
XXIV
vsxxiv
1 5.4

A Roman numeral that stands for 24

uses lowercase letters instead of uppercase form

Surface Forms

xxiv roman numeral

Etymology

Xxiv is a Roman numeral written with letters: X means 'ten', V means 'five', and I means 'one', and when a smaller letter comes before a larger one (as in IV) it means 'take away'. So xxiv is 'ten' + 'ten' + ('five' 'take away' 'one'), which equals twenty-four, and that's why xxiv represents the number twenty-four.