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vingtcinq

Vingtcinq is the French word for the cardinal number twenty-five. It is written as vingt-cinq with a hyphen and is used in counting, amounts, ages, dates, and other expressions of quantity.

The form is a combination of two roots: vingt, meaning twenty, and cinq, meaning five. In standard

In ordinary usage, vingt-cinq appears in contexts such as stating ages (il a vingt-cinq ans), prices (le

Phonetically, the word is pronounced with nasal vowels typical of French numbers, and the syllables are spoken

See also: French numerals, numbers in French, French orthography.

French
orthography,
numbers
from
21
to
99
are
typically
hyphenated,
with
certain
exceptions
for
the
use
of
et
before
un
(for
example,
vingt
et
un
for
21,
vingt
et
un
is
specific
to
certain
contexts).
Vingtcinq
follows
the
general
rule
of
hyphenation
in
compound
numbers.
billet
coûte
vingt-cinq
euros),
or
dates
when
written
in
full
on
the
day
of
the
month
(le
vingt-cinq
octobre).
It
can
also
occur
in
lists,
measurements,
and
scores,
where
a
precise
quantity
of
25
is
intended.
as
two
clearly
connected
parts:
vingt
and
cinq,
linked
by
the
hyphen
in
written
form.
The
term
remains
purely
cardinal,
and
its
ordinal
form
for
“25th”
is
typically
rendered
as
vingt-cinqième
in
standard
French.