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twelve

[ twelv ]

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 10 plus 2.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 12 or XII.
  3. a set of this many persons or things.
  4. the Twelve, the 12 apostles chosen by Christ.


adjective

  1. amounting to 12 in number.

twelve

/ ٷɛ /

noun

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and two See also number
  2. a numeral, 12, XII, etc, representing this number
  3. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 12 units
  4. Also calledtwelve o'clock noon or midnight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

determiner

    1. amounting to twelve

      twelve loaves

    2. ( as pronoun ) See also dozen duodecimal dodeca-

      twelve have arrived

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of twelve1

before 900; Middle English twelve, inflected form of twelf, Old English twelfe literally, (ten and) two leave, i.e., two left over; cognate with Old Frisian twelef, twelf, Old High German zwelif, Old Norse ō, Gothic twalif; compare Lithuanian 屹ý첹; two, leave 1, eleven
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Word History and Origins

Origin of twelve1

Old English twelf ; related to Old Frisian twelif , Old High German zwelif , Old Norse tolf , Gothic twalif
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"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.

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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.

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In interviews, he spoke of opening brand new headquarters and doubling their staff in the first twelve months.

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Eight years later, only twelve people attended the annual meeting, the last it would ever hold.

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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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