twenty-second

American  

[twen-tee-sek-uhnd, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn tiˈsɛk ənd, ˈtwʌn- /

adjective

1. next after the twenty-first; being the ordinal number for 22.

2. being one of 22 equal parts.

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noun

1. a twenty-second part, especially of one (1/22).

2. the twenty-second member of a series.

Example Sentences

The Department of Human Services court filing Monday said Favre “possibly recorded a single twenty-second radio advertisement” for that $1.1 million.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022

Branson's July 11 mission will be the twenty-second flight test for VSS Unity, and the company's fourth crewed spaceflight, Virgin said.

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2021

It was at Juilliard that he developed his alter ego, P. D. Q. Bach, the illegitimate twenty-second son of J. S. Bach.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2015

“The show is set in the twenty-second century; it can be explained,” Jones said.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 30, 2015

From now until race day on the twenty-second there would be only light workouts, to keep in shape.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown