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xxvii

xxvii

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A Roman numeral that shows the number 27
  • numeral
translation icon : veintisiete
  • Chapters were numbered in Roman numerals, and I started reading from xxvii.

Examples

  • The number xxvii is often used in historical texts.

  • His reference was on page xxvii of the manuscript.

  • The page was marked as xxvii in the introduction of the book.

  • In Roman numerals, xxvii represents twenty-seven.

  • The Roman numeral XXVII is often used in movie sequels to indicate the 27th installment.

  • In the list of popes, Pope Benedict XVI is followed by Pope Francis, who is the XXVII pope of the modern era.

  • When I counted the pages of the manuscript, I found that XXVII pages were missing.

Synonyms

twenty-seven
vsxxvii
34 1.0

The number after twenty-six and before twenty-eight

is the Roman numeral form rather than the word or digit form
XXVII
vsxxvii
1 6.8

A Roman way of writing the number 27

is the lowercase written form of the same Roman numeral

Surface Forms

xxvii cardinal word
27 cardinal digit
27th ordinal digit

Etymology

Xxvii is a Roman numeral that means '27'. It is made from two x, each '10', one v, which is '5', and two i, each '1', so together they make '27', which is why you see xxvii on page numbers and chapter lists.