From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Twenty \Twen"ty\, adjective [OE. twenty, AS. tw?ntig, twentig; akin to OFris. twintich, OS. tw?ntig, D. & LG. twintig, OHG. zweinzug, G. zwanzig, Goth. twai tigjis; that is, two tens. See {Twain}, {Two}, and {Ten}.]
1. One more that nineteen; twice; as, twenty men.
2. An indefinite number more or less that twenty. --Shak.
Maximilian, upon twenty respects, could not have been the man. --Bacon.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Twenty \Twen"ty\, noun; pl. {Twenties}.
1. The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score.
2. A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units [syn: {20}, {xx}]
noun
1: the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one [syn: {20}, {XX}]
2: a United States bill worth 20 dollars [syn: {twenty dollar bill}]
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