Twenty-three


[twen-tee-three, twuhn-] /ˈtwɛn tiˈθri, ˈtwʌn-/
noun
1.
a cardinal number, 20 plus 3.
2.
a symbol for this number, as 23 or XXIII.
3.
a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
4.
amounting to 23 in number.

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