Five-and-twenty

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    Twenty-five. archaic

    "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."

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twenty-five

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"He was a tall, heavy-looking young man of five-and-twenty. His air was grave and stately, and his manners were very formal."

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