Twelve Definition
twĕlv
noun
The cardinal number between eleven and thirteen; 12; XII.
Webster's New World
The twelfth in a set or sequence.
American Heritage
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.
American Heritage
adjective
Totaling two more than ten.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Twelve
Noun
Singular:
twelve
Plural:
twelvesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Twelve
- the Twelve
Origin of Twelve
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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
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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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