twelve

twɛlv

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#1·6h ago

A twelve-bore gun.

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#2·6h ago

The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.

There are twelve months in a year.

Origin: From , from , from , an old compound of two and left over (i.e., two left over after having already counted to ten), from . Cognate with , tweelif, twelve, , , , twalv, , , and ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#3·6h ago

A group of twelve items.

Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves.

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