Twenty-one

Twenty-one (21) is the natural number following twenty.

Twenty-one is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 3 and 7.

The century that we are in currently is referred as the 21st century. It spans from 2001 to 2100. Inspired by the designation of the first century of the millennium, Century 21 is a large real estate agent.

Before the Family Law Reform Act of 1969, 21 was the age of majority in England. The act set it so that it would be lowered to 18 at the dawning of January 1, 1970.

In the United States, when one reaches 21, one gains the right to drink alcohol. It is also the age at which it is legal to gamble and have sex with a prostitute in Nevada. In most states, a person who is 21 or over may also rent a car. 21 was the age for voting in the majority of states until the introduction of the Twenty-sixth Amendment.

Also on the topic of alcohol, the Twenty-first Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment, thereby ending Prohibition.

Pier21 was, from 1928 to 1971, the place where immigrants entered Canada. It was called the Gateway to Canada.

Twenty-one is also a card game, also called vingt-et-un or blackjack.

See also: Twenty-One Demands

See also: nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, thirty, integer, list of numbers.

This article is about the number. For the year AD 21, see 21.

From this point on, the numbers are listed at their respective tens up to one hundred until there is enough material on each number to split them up into their own articles.

Synonyms within Context: Twenty-one

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Amusement	Cards, card games; whist, rubber; round game; loo, cribbage, besique, euchre, drole, ecarte, picquet, allfours, quadrille, omber, reverse, Pope Joan, commit; boston, boaston; blackjack, twenty-one, vingtun; quinze, thirty-one, put, speculation, connections, brag, cassino, lottery, commerce, snip-snap-snoren, lift smoke, blind hookey, Polish bank, Earl of Coventry, Napoleon, patience, pairs; banker; blind poker, draw poker, straight poker, stud poker; bluff, bridge, bridge whist; lotto, monte, three-card monte, nap, penny-ante, poker, reversis, squeezers, old maid, fright, beggar-my-neighbor; baccarat.
Freedom	Phrase: ubi libertas ibi patria; free white and twenty-one.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Modern Usage: Twenty-one

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Armaments, chapter two, verses nine through twenty-one. (Monty Python and the Holy Grail; writing credit: Graham Chapman; John Cleese) My lucky number is twenty-one. (Girls Just Want to Have Fun; writing credit: Amy Spies) Take her to twenty-one. (Space Ghost Coast to Coast; writing credit: Ben Karlin)
Movie/TV Titles	Twenty-One (1956) When We Were Twenty-One (1915)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: Twenty-one

Domain	Title
References	Vision Twenty-One, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Reflections: Twenty-One Cinematographers At Work (reference) The General Councils: A History of the Twenty-One General Councils from Nicaea to Vatican II (reference) The Twenty-One Balloons (reference) Twenty-One Ideas for Managers: Practical Wisdom for Managing Your Company and Yourself (reference) Twenty-One Ponies (Secret Sisters Series , No 2) (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Twenty-One (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Twenty-one Greatest Classics (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	News note: Frank J. Gould who left the United States twenty-one years ago because of too much government in business. Credit: Library of Congress.		Start, twenty-one footers. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Pitcairn, Pennsylvania. Twins Amy and Mary Rose Lindich, twenty-one, employed at the Pennsylvania Railroad as car repairmen helpers, earning seventy-two cents per hour. They reside in Jeanette, Pennsylvania, and carpool with fellow workers. Credit: Library of Congress.		Frankfort, Kentucky. Bertha Stallworth, age twenty-one, inspecting the end of a forty millimeter artillery cartridge case at the Frankfort arsenal. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Familiar Quotations: Twenty-one

Historic Usage: Twenty-one

Author	Date	Quotation
Amendment to US Constitution	1795-1996	But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age,* and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Non-Fiction Usage: Twenty-one

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		There are twenty-one (21) full service Vietnamese-owned (local) advertising agencies. (references)
Economic History	South Africa	The due date for a bid is usually at least twenty-one days from the publication of the notice. (references)
	Pakistan	A National Accountability Bureau (NAB), headed by an active duty military officer, is prosecuting those accused of willful default on bank loans and corrupt practices, whose conviction can result in disqualification from political office for twenty-one years. (references)
Political Rights	Tunisia	Twenty-one of the 182 Deputies elected in October 1999 were women, up from 13 of 163 deputies in the previous Chamber. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Usage Frequency: Twenty-one

Expressions: Twenty-one

Modern Translation: Twenty-one

Language		Translations for "twenty-one"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		een-en-twintig, een en twintig. (various references)

Asturian		ventidos. (various references)

Basque		hogeitabat. (various references)

Bemba		amakumi yabili na cimo. (various references)

Cebuano		kawhaag usa. (various references)

Chamorro		bente i unu. (various references)

Chinese		二十一 . (various references)

Danish		en og tyve. (various references)

Dutch		eenentwintig. (various references)

Ecuadorian Quechua		ishcai chunca shuc. (various references)

Esperanto		dudek unu. (various references)

Faeroese		ein og tjúgu. (various references)

Finnish		kaksikymmentäyksi. (various references)

French Canadian		vingt-et-un. (various references)

Frisian		ien en tweintich. (various references)

German		einundzwanzig (twenty one). (various references)

Haitian Creole		venteyen. (various references)

Hungarian		huszonegy (blackjack). (various references)

Icelandic		tuttugu og einn. (various references)

Inuktitut		awatit atausiqlu. (various references)

Kongo		makumole ye mosi. (various references)

Korean		스물하나. (various references)

Macedonian		dvaeset i eden. (various references)

Maori		rua tekau tahi. (various references)

Mohawk		tewahsen-enhskat. (various references)

Pidgin English		twenty-one. (various references)

Pig Latin		enty-onetway

Portuguese		vinte e um. (various references)

Provencal		vint-e-un. (various references)

Romansch		ventgin. (various references)

Ruanda		mirongo ibiri na rimwe. (various references)

Russian		двадцать один. (various references)

Samoan		luasefulutasi. (various references)

Spanish		veinte y uno. (various references)

Swedish		tjugoett, tjugoen. (various references)

Tagalog		dalawampu't-isa. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Bible Trace: Twenty-one

Language	Date	Source	Daniel Chapter 10, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai o strathgoV basilewV perswn anqeisthkei enantion mou eikosi kai mian hmeran kai idou micahl eiV twn arcontwn twn prwtwn ephlqe bohqhsai moi kai auton ekei katelipon meta tou strathgou tou basilewV perswn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Princeps autem regni Persarum restitit mihi viginti et uno diebus et ecce Michahel unus de principibus primis venit in adiutorium meum et ego remansi ibi iuxta regem Persarum
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Forsothe the prince of the kingdam of Persis ayein stode me oon and twenti days, and loo! Mychael, oon of the first princis, came in to myn help, and Y abode there bysidis the kyng of Persis.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	But the angel of the kingdom of Persia put himself against me for twenty-one days; but Michael, one of the chief angels, came to my help; and when I came he was still there with the angel of the kings of Persia.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: Twenty-one

Language	Daniel Chapter 10, Verse 13
Cebuano	Apan ang principe sa gingharian sa Persia misukol kanako sulod sa kaluhaan ug usa ka adlaw: ugaling, ania karon, si Michael nga usa sa mga labawng principe, mianhi sa pagtabang kanako; ug ako nagpabilin didto uban sa mga hari sa Persia.
Croatian	Knez kraljevstva perzijskoga protivio mi se dvadeset i jedan dan, ali Mihael, jedan od prvih Knezova, doðe mi u pomoæ. Ostavih ga nasuprot Knezu perzijskome,
Danish	Perserrigets Fyrste stod mig imod i een og tyve Dage, men se, da kom Mikael, en af de ypperste Fyrster, mig til Hjælp; ham lod jeg blive der hos Perserkongernes Fyrste;
Dutch	Doch de vorst des koninkrijks van Perzie stond tegenover Mij een en twintig dagen; en ziet, Michael, een van de eerste vorsten, kwam om Mij te helpen, en Ik werd aldaar gelaten bij de koningen van Perzie.
Finnish	Persian valtakunnan enkeliruhtinas seisoi vastustamassa minua kaksikymmentäyksi päivää, mutta katso, Miikael, yksi ensimmäisistä enkeliruhtinaista, tuli minun avukseni, sillä minä olin jäänyt yksin sinne, Persian kuningasten tykö.
French	Le chef du royaume de Perse m`a résisté vingt et un jours; mais voici, Micaël, l`un des principaux chefs, est venu � mon secours, et je suis demeuré l� auprès des rois de Perse.
German	Aber der Fürst des Königreiches im Perserland hat mir einundzwanzig Tage widerstanden; und siehe, Michael, der vornehmsten Fürsten einer, kam mir zu Hilfe; da behielt ich den Sieg bei den Königen in Persien.
Haitian Creole	Zanj chèf peyi Pès la te kenbe tèt avè m' pandan venteyen jou. Apre sa, Michèl, yonn nan chèf zanj Bondye yo, vin pote m' sekou paske mwen te pou kont mwen nan peyi Pès la.
Hungarian	De Persiának fejedelme ellenem állott huszonegy napig, és ímé Mihály, egyike az elõkelõ fejedelmeknek, eljöve segítségemre, és én ott maradék a persa királyoknál;
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Malaikat pelindung kerajaan Persia melawan aku selama dua puluh satu hari. Lalu Mikhael, salah seorang dari pemimpin-pemimpin malaikat, datang menolong aku. Kutinggalkan dia di sana, di Persia.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Tetapi penghulu kerajaan Farsi itu adalah berdiri merintangi aku dua puluh satu hari lamanya, maka sesungguhnya Mikhael, seorang dari pada segala penghulu yang terbesar itu, sudah datang membantu aku, tetapi aku tinggal di sana lama begitu serta dengan raja-raja Farsi.
Maori	Otiia i turia mai ahau e te rangatira o te kingitanga, o Pahia, e rua tekau ma tahi nga ra; na, kua tae mai a Mikaera, tetahi o nga tino rangatira, hei awhina moku, a noho ana ahau i reira i nga kingi o Pahia.
Portuguese	Mas o príncipe do reino da Pérsia me resistiu por vinte e um dias; e eis que Miguel, um dos primeiros príncipes, veio para ajudar- me, e eu o deixei ali com os reis da Pérsia.
Rumanian	Dar cqpetenia kmpqrqyiei Persiei mi -a stat kmpotrivq douqzeci wi una de zile; wi iatq cq Mihail, una din cqpeteniile cele mai de seamq, mi -a venit kn ajutor, wi am iewit biruitor acolo lkngq kmpqrayii Persiei.
Russian	оП ЛОСЪШ �"БТУФЧБ рЕТУЙ�"УЛПЗП УФПСМ � ТПФЙЧ НЕОС �"ЧБ�"�"БФШ П�"ЙО �"ЕОШ; ОП ЧПФ, нЙИБЙМ, П�"ЙО ЙЪ � ЕТЧЩИ ЛОСЪЕК, � ТЙЫЕМ � ПНПЮШ НОЕ, Й С ПУФБМУС ФБН � ТЙ �"БТСИ рЕТУЙ�"УЛЙИ.
Spanish	El príncipe del reino de Persia se me opuso durante veintiún días; pero he aquí que Miguel, uno de los principales príncipes, vino para ayudarme; y quedé allí con los reyes de Persia.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: Twenty-one

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	Words within the letters "e-e-n-n-o-t-t-w-y"
	-2 letters: neoteny.
	-3 letters: newton, townee, tweeny, twenty.
	-4 letters: netty, nonet, teeny, tenet, tenon, tenty, toney, tonne, towny, tween, tweet, weeny, wenny, yente.
	-5 letters: enow, eyen, eyne, nene, neon, nett, newt, none, note, nowt, teen, tent, tone, tony, tote, town, towy, twee, tyee, tyne, ween, weet, went, wont, wynn, wyte, yett, yowe.
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The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
TWENTY-ONE	English	Development of a multimedia information transaction and dissemination tool	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Cardinal Number	100%	552	11,288

Author	Quotation
Alexander Pope	When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "twenty-one": twenty-one-foot, twenty-one-gun, twenty-one-minute, twenty-one-page, twenty-one-year, twenty-one-year-long, twenty-one-year-old, twenty-one-year-olds, twenty-one-years-old.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Twenty-one

Definition: Twenty-one

Twenty-one

Adjective

Noun

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Twenty-one

TWENTY-ONE

Specialty Definition: Twenty-one

Synonyms: Twenty-one

Synonyms within Context: Twenty-one

Amusement

Freedom

Crosswords: Twenty-one

Modern Usage: Twenty-one

Screenplays

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Twenty-one

References

Books

Theater & Movies

Music

Image Slideshow: Twenty-one

Computer Images:Twenty-one

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Photo Album: Twenty-one

Familiar Quotations: Twenty-one

Alexander Pope

Historic Usage: Twenty-one

Amendment to US Constitution

Non-Fiction Usage: Twenty-one

Business

Economic History

South Africa

Pakistan

Political Rights

Tunisia

Usage Frequency: Twenty-one

Expressions: Twenty-one

Modern Translation: Twenty-one

Afrikaans

Asturian

Basque

Bemba

Cebuano

Chamorro

Chinese

Danish

Dutch

Ecuadorian Quechua

Esperanto

Faeroese

Finnish

French Canadian

Frisian

German

Haitian Creole

Hungarian

Icelandic

Inuktitut

Kongo

Korean

Macedonian

Maori

Mohawk

Pidgin English

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Provencal

Romansch

Ruanda

Russian

Samoan

Spanish

Swedish

Tagalog

Bible Trace: Twenty-one

Matched Bible Translations: Twenty-one

Anagrams: Twenty-one

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