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twelve

[twelv]

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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

/ �ٷ�ɛ�� /

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 called: twelve o'clock.��noon or midnight

determiner

1. amounting to twelve
  twelve loaves
2. ( as pronoun ) See also dozen
  twelve have arrived

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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ý��첹; 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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The survey tracked drug consumption, addiction and mental health among Americans aged twelve and over.

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Four sick children were evacuated to Jordan along with twelve parents and guardians.

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From polling low through much of the campaign, Imee Marcos managed to scrape into the "magic twelve", as they call the winning senators.

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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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Twelfthtide twelvefold

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