twelve
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.
amounting to 12 in number.
Origin of twelve
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How to use twelve in a sentence
Grindr currently has twelve ‘tribes,’ and for some people this just is not enough.
When twelve people are killed by violence, whoever they are, for whatever reason, that is a tragedy and a waste.
twelve-year-old dance prodigy Maddie Ziegler has suffered the wrath of Dance Moms tyrant Abby Lee Miller.
See Burly Shia LaBeouf Interpretive Cage Fight Lil Sia in the Singer’s Fantastic New Music Video | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen it was announced that Jourdan Dunn would be the first black model to cover British Vogue in twelve years it made me sad.
One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem | Danielle Belton | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI arrive at twelve-twenty-five and the secretaries are in a tizzy.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was close upon twelve o'clock, and the "Rooms" had been open to the public for two hours.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonAt twelve, or fifteen, or sixteen, or twenty it was decided that they should stop learning.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsIn the next chapter he gives his twelve disciples authority over demons.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayWith twelve hundred foes around us, we had plenty to occupy all our thoughts and attention.
We had been twelve hours in the saddle, and had ridden over nearly a hundred miles of ground.
British Dictionary definitions for twelve
/ (twɛlv) /
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and two: See also number (def. 1)
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
amounting to twelve: twelve loaves
(as pronoun): twelve have arrived See also dozen Related adjective: duodecimal Related prefix: dodeca-
Origin of twelve
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