Meaning & use
XXIII
The Roman numeral representing the number twenty-three, formed from XX (twenty) and III (three).
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Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council in the early 1960s.
The document was dated Chapter XXIII in the old Roman-numbered edition of the book.
A note on using this word
Roman numerals like XXIII are still common in numbering chapters, monarchs, popes, and the Super Bowl, rather than for everyday counting.
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