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Definitions for Twelve

[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.
[5] amounting to 12 in number.
[6] the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and two See also number (def. 1)
[7] a numeral, 12, XII, etc, representing this number
[8] something represented by, representing, or consisting of 12 units
[9] Also called: twelve o'clock noon or midnight
[10] amounting to twelve twelve loaves (as pronoun ) twelve have arrived See also dozen Related adjective: duodecimal Related prefix: dodeca-

Words related to Twelve

duodecimal, twelfth, duodenary

Words nearby Twelve

twelfth day, twelfth man, twelfth night, twelfth-year molar, twelfthtide, twelve, twelve patriarchs, twelve pitch, twelve step, twelve tables, twelve-inch

Origin of Twelve

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 tōlf, Gothic twalif; compare Lithuanian dvýlika; see two, leave1, eleven

Word origin for Twelve

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

Synonyms for Twelve

duodecimal, twelfth, duodenary