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noun a cardinal number, 10 plus 2.
a symbol for this number, as 12 or XII.
a set of this many persons or things.
the Twelve, the 12 apostles chosen by Christ.
adjective amounting to 12 in number.
Origin of twelve before 900; Middle English twelve, inflected form of twelf, Old English twelfe literally, (ten and) two leave, i.e., two left over; cognate with Old Frisian twelef, twelf, Old High German zwelif, Old Norse tōlf, Gothic twalif; compare Lithuanian dvýlika; see two, leave1 , eleven
Words nearby twelve Twelfth Day, twelfth man, Twelfth Night, Twelfthtide, twelfth-year molar, twelve , twelvefold, twelve-inch, twelve-mile limit, twelvemo, twelvemonth
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Example sentences from the Web for twelve Grindr currently has twelve ‘tribes,’ and for some people this just is not enough.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem | David Levesley| January 9, 2015| DAILY BEAST
When twelve people are killed by violence, whoever they are, for whatever reason, that is a tragedy and a waste.
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie | Arthur Chu| January 9, 2015| DAILY BEAST
This game is only two hours of what promises to be a twelve hour series, so there is plenty of time to get bigger and badder.
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Twelve incumbent governors who publicly support Common Core easily won re-election.
Why Voters Love Common Core | Harold Ford Jr.| November 28, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Heracles goes on his twelve labours, not to better mankind, but to achieve immortality and atone for his own sins.
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By her own personal strength her twelve children were brought forth, and her own sensitive fibres and tissues felt the suffering.
What a Young Husband Ought to Know | Sylvanus Stall
Twelve dollars a day was not too much to ask for board, room and guide services.
Double Challenge | James Arthur Kjelgaard
I staid in the house until about twelve o'clock and then came home.
Hydesville | Thomas Olman Todd
You were a girl of twelve or thirteen, going to school, and I never saw much of you.
The Captain's Toll-Gate | Frank R. Stockton
The principal work is his series of Lectures in the Royal Academy, twelve in number, commenced in 1801.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for twelve noun the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and two See also number (def. 1)
a numeral, 12, XII, etc, representing this number
something represented by, representing, or consisting of 12 units
Also called: twelve o'clock noon or midnight
determiner amounting to twelve twelve loaves (as pronoun ) twelve have arrived See also dozen Related adjective: duodecimal Related prefix: dodeca- Word Origin for twelve Old English twelf ; related to Old Frisian twelif , Old High German zwelif , Old Norse tolf , Gothic twalif
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Words related to twelve duodecimal, twelfth, duodenary