Twelve Definition

twĕlv
noun
The cardinal number between eleven and thirteen; 12; XII.
Webster's New World
The twelfth in a set or sequence.
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Any group of twelve persons or things; dozen.
Webster's New World
Something numbered twelve or having twelve units, as a throw of dice, etc.
Webster's New World
The books of the Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures.
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adjective
Totaling two more than ten.
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Other Word Forms of Twelve

Noun

Singular:
twelve
Plural:
twelves

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Twelve

  • the Twelve

Origin of Twelve

  • From Middle English, from Old English twelf, from Proto-Germanic *twalif, an old compound of *twa- (“two") and *-lif (“left over"), from Proto-Indo-European *leikw- (“leave, remain"). Compare West Frisian tolve, Dutch twaalf, German zwölf, Danish tolf, Norwegian tolv.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English twelf dwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Twelve Sentence Examples

  • I was then twelve years old.

  • I'm not afraid of him, just because he's twelve feet tall and can bench press me with his toes.

  • I was twelve that summer.

  • The porcelain clock on the wall proclaimed the time as ten minutes until twelve, but it didn't seem that late.

  • The kid on the bed was closer to twelve than five, and near her height.

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