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(twelv)

adjective

totaling two more than ten

Origin: 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

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

See twelve in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The cardinal number equal to the sum of 11 + 1.
The twelfth in a set or sequence.
Twelve Bible
a. The twelve original disciples of Jesus.
b. The books of the Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English twelf; see dwo- in Indo-European roots

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