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XX (twentieth)

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Usage Note

XX is the Roman numeral for twenty, most commonly encountered in siglo XX ('the twentieth century'). In spoken Spanish it is read veinte or, in ordinal contexts, vigésimo/vigésima. The abbreviation appears in academic, historical, and journalistic writing; learners should be aware that century numbers in Spanish use Roman numerals far more routinely than in modern English prose.

Examples

"El siglo XX fue el más cambiante de la historia."

Natural Translation

The twentieth century was the most transformative in history.

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