twenty-twenty
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈtwɛntiˈtwɛnti/
- Specialized
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veinte-veinte
- Having twenty-twenty eyesight means you can see clearly at a distance of 20 feet.
- twenty-twenty vision
Examples
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Twenty-twenty vision is not sufficient.
Fiction book (2000) -
You won't ever see twenty-twenty out of that eye again, but your sight will return to you.
Fiction book (2001) -
Twenty-twenty.
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Yes, well don't forget, sir, we're viewing this with twenty-twenty hindsight, but at the time no one gave a thought to geckos or what they ate; they were just another fact of life in the tropics.
Fiction book (1993) -
After the eye exam, the doctor confirmed that I had twenty-twenty vision.
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He was relieved to learn that his vision was still twenty-twenty after the treatment.
Synonyms
Normal vision that lets you see clearly at 20 feet
How Observant
- Informal
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4.1
- Specialized
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4.3
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Twenty-twenty comes from the eye test where you read letters from '20 feet', and doctors write the result as 20/20 to show you can see at '20 feet' what a person with normal sight sees. So twenty-twenty means 'good' or clear eyesight.