Difference between Twenty and Cardinal

What is the difference between Twenty and Cardinal?

Twenty as a noun is a banknote with a denomination of $20. while Cardinal as a noun is a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set, e.g., one, two, three. (see wikipedia article on cardinal number.)

Twenty

Part of speech: numeral

Definition: The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A banknote with a denomination of $20. 10-20 (location). A set of twenty push-ups.

Example sentence: If a woman tells you she's twenty and looks sixteen, she's twelve. If she tells you she's twenty-six and looks twenty-six, she's damn near fourty.

Cardinal

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of fundamental importance.Of or relating to the cardinal directionsDescribing a number used in counting, e.g., one, two, three.Having a bright red color (from the color of Catholic cardinals' cassock).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A number indicating quantity, or the size of a set, e.g., one, two, three. (See Wikipedia article on Cardinal number.)An official in the Catholic Church, ranking only below the Pope and the patriarchs. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)A songbird of the finch family, Cardinalis cardinalis.Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae. (See Wikipedia article on cardinal birds.)A shade of red associated with the birds of the same name.

Example sentence: The cardinal rule for any performer is that they should know themselves before they enter the spotlight, and I didn't. I was just Neil and I did what I was supposed to do. I was supposed to get married, so I got married. I was supposed to get a job, so I looked for work.

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