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xxix

xxix

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A way to write the number 29 using Roman numerals
  • numeral
translation icon : XXIX
  • In Roman numerals, xxix represents twenty-nine.

Examples

  • The page was clearly marked as xxix in the preface of the old book.

  • The competition was first held in MCMX, and its xxix edition took place decades later.

  • King Henry xxix was a fictional monarch often cited in jokes about royal succession.

  • The number xxix is often used in historical texts.

  • In Roman numerals, xxix is equal to twenty-nine.

  • The chapter numbers in the ancient manuscript start at xxix.

  • You can find the signature of the author on page xxix of the book.

Synonyms

29
vsxxix
569 1.0

The number after twenty-eight and before thirty

is written using Roman numerals instead of digits
twenty-nine
vsxxix
22 1.0

The number after twenty-eight

is shown with Roman numerals instead of words
XXIX
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1 8.1

A Roman numeral for 29

is the same but written in lowercase letters

Surface Forms

xxix roman numeral

Etymology

Xxix is the Roman numeral for 29, from the ancient Romans who used letters as numbers: X means 'ten' and I means 'one', so IX is 'one before ten' or 'nine'. So XXIX is 'ten + ten + nine', which equals 29.