About The Word Twelve
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Twelve
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What's The Definition Of Twelve?
[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
[adj] denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units Synonyms | Synonyms for Twelve: 12 | 12 | cardinal | dozen | dozen | xii | XII Related Terms | Find terms related to Twelve: See Also | boxcars | large integer Twelve In Webster's Dictionary \Twelve\, a. [OE. twelve, twelf, AS. twelf; akin to
OFries. twelf, twelef, twilif, OS. twelif, D. twaalf, G.
zw["o]lf, OHG. zwelif, Icel. t?lf, Sw. tolf, Dan. tolv, Goth.
twalif, from the root of E. two + the same element as in the
second part of E. eleven. See {Two}, and {Eleven}.]
One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen.
{Twelve-men's morris}. See the Note under {Morris}.
{Twelve Tables}. (Rom. Antiq.) See under {Table}.
\Twelve\, n. 1. The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen. 2. A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii. {The Twelve} (Script.), the twelve apostles. --Matt. xxvi. 20. |
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