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twelve (twelv)

adjective

totaling two more than ten

Etymology: ME twelfe < OE twelf, akin to Ger zwölf, Goth twalif < PGmc *twa-lif < IE bases *dwōu (> two) & *likw- < base *leikw-, to leave behind > loan: orig. sense, two left (beyond ten): cf. eleven

noun

  1. the cardinal number between eleven and thirteen; 12; XII
  2. any group of twelve persons or things; dozen
  3. something numbered twelve or having twelve units, as a throw of dice, etc.
twelve Idioms

the Twelve

the Twelve Apostles

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twelve Synonyms

twelve

modif.

dozen, twelvefold, twelfth, duodecimo, duodecimal, uncial.


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twelve Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • strike: It is in these last chapters that you struck twelve.

Adjective modifier

  • least: Non thermal effects by category These may be divided into at least twelve major categories of effect.

Modifies a noun

  • month: Your marriage must then take place within twelve months of the date you gave notice.

Preposition: per

  • cent: This is expected to increase, with over twelve per cent offering this facility by 2003.

Noun used with modifier

  • heat: Jonas Davidsson headed heat twelve up the back straight, only for Schlein to dive inside on the third turn.
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twelve quotes

There are only twelve notes.You must treat them carefully.

-Hindemith, Paul

   One Christmas was much like another† I can never remember whether it snowed for six days and six nights when I was twelve or whether it snowed for twelve days and twelve nights when I was six.

-Thomas, Dylan Marlais

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