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twelve
[ twelv ]
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.
twelve
/ ٷɛ /
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and two See also number
- a numeral, 12, XII, etc, representing this number
- something represented by, representing, or consisting of 12 units
- Also calledtwelve o'clock noon or midnight
determiner
- amounting to twelve
twelve loaves
- ( as pronoun ) See also dozen duodecimal dodeca-
twelve have arrived
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of twelve1
Example Sentences
"How can a team do something about that? I don't care if the team is twelve trillion people, the words are still the words," Maher said.
Alongside Le Pen, twelve assistants where convicted of concealing the embezzlement, which the court estimated to be to the tune of 2.9 million Euros, about $3.1 million.
In interviews, he spoke of opening brand new headquarters and doubling their staff in the first twelve months.
Eight years later, only twelve people attended the annual meeting, the last it would ever hold.
It made twelve recommendations for improving the system, warning that a flagship Labour pledge to halve levels of violence against women and girls over a decade would otherwise "fall flat".
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