twenty-twenty

English

Alternative forms

20/20

Etymology

From a method of testing vision by reading charts at a distance of 20 feet.

Adjective

twenty-twenty (not comparable)

Having normal visual acuity.
- 1978, “Picture This”, in Debbie Harry (lyrics), Parallel Lines, performed by Blondie:
  All I want is 20/20 vision / A total portrait with no omissions

Coordinate terms

6/6
six-six

Derived terms

twenty-twenty hindsight

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