five-and-twenty

English

five-and-twenty

(archaic) Twenty-five.
- 1879, Henry James, chapter III, in Confidence, London: Chatto & Windus:
  Having brought it to a close, he took his way to the Kursaal. The great German watering-place is one of the prettiest nooks in Europe, and of a summer evening in the gaming days, five-and-twenty years ago, it was one of the most brilliant scenes.

Five-and-twenty is used by some older speakers instead of twenty-five when referring to that many minutes before or after the hour, as in five-and-twenty past six.

单词	five-and-twenty
释义	five-and-twenty English Numeral five-and-twenty (archaic) Twenty-five. 1879, Henry James, chapter III, in Confidence, London: Chatto & Windus: Having brought it to a close, he took his way to the Kursaal. The great German watering-place is one of the prettiest nooks in Europe, and of a summer evening in the gaming days, five-and-twenty years ago, it was one of the most brilliant scenes. Usage notes Five-and-twenty is used by some older speakers instead of twenty-five when referring to that many minutes before or after the hour, as in five-and-twenty past six.
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