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twelve

 (twĕlv)
n.
1. The cardinal number equal to the sum of 11 + 1.
2. The twelfth in a set or sequence.
3. Twelve Bible
a. The twelve original disciples of Jesus.
b. The books of the Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures.
[Middle English, from Old English twelf; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
twelve adj. & pron.
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twelve

(twɛlv)
n
1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and two. See also number1
2. (Mathematics) a numeral, 12, XII, etc, representing this number
3. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 12 units
4. Also called: twelve o'clock noon or midnight
determiner
a. amounting to twelve: twelve loaves.
b. (as pronoun): twelve have arrived. See also dozenduodecimaldodeca-
[Old English twelf; related to Old Frisian twelif, Old High German zwelif, Old Norse tolf, Gothic twalif]
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twelve

(twɛlv)

n.
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.
a. the Twelve, the 12 apostles chosen by Christ.
b. the 12 books of the Minor Prophets.
adj.
5. amounting to 12 in number.
[before 900; Middle English twelve, inflected form of twelf, Old English twelfe literally, (ten and) two left, c. Old Frisian twelef, twelf, Old High German zwelif, Old Norse tōlf; see two, leave1, eleven]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.twelve - the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and onetwelve - the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
12, dozen, XII
large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
boxcars - (usually plural) an expression used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots
Adj.1.twelve - denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or unitstwelve - denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
12, dozen, xii
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
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twelve

determiner
Related words
adjective duodecimal
combining form dodeca-
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Translations
twaalf
اثنا عشراِثْنَا عَشَرَالرَّقم 12العدد 12عُمْر ال 12
дванадесет
dvanáctdvanáct letdvanáctiletý
tolv
dek du
kaksteist
دوازده
kaksitoista
dvanaest
tizenkettõtizenkettő
tólftólf ára
十二
12
duodecim
dvylikadvylikametisdvylikosdvylikos metųdvylikos metų amžius
divpadsmitdivpadsmit gadu vecumsdivpadsmit gadus vecs
dvanásťdvanásť rokov
dvanajst
дванаест
tolv
สิบสอง
on ikion iki yaÅŸ
mười hai

twelve

[twelv]
A. ADJ → doce
B. N → doce m
see five for usage
C. CPD twelve inch N (Mus) → maxisingle m
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twelve

[ˈtwɛlv] num → douze
She's twelve → Elle a douze ans.
at twelve, at twelve o'clock (= midday) → à midi; (midnight) → à minuit
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twelve

adj → zwölf; twelve noon → zwölf Uhr (mittags)
n → Zwölf f ? also six

twelve

:
twelve-mile limit
n → Zwölfmeilenzone f
twelvemonth
n (old) → zwölf Monate pl, → ein Jahr nt
twelve-tone
adj (Mus) → Zwölfton-; twelve music → Zwölftonmusik f
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twelve

[twɛlv] adj & n → dodici (m) inv
at twelve → alle dodici, a mezzogiorno (midnight) → a mezzanotte
for usage see five
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

twelve

(twelv) noun
1. the number or figure 12.
2. the age of 12.
adjective
1. 12 in number.
2. aged 12.
twelve-
having twelve (of something). a twelve-week delay.
ˈtwelfth (-fθ) noun
1. one of twelve equal parts.
2. (also adjective) (the) last of twelve (people, things etc); (the) next after the eleventh.
ˈtwelve-year-old noun
a person or animal who is twelve years old.
adjective
(of a person, animal or thing) that is twelve years old.
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twelve

→ اِثْنَا عَشَرَ dvanáct tolv zwölf δώδεκα doce kaksitoista douze dvanaest dodici 十二 12 twaalf tolv dwanaÅ›cie doze двенадцать tolv สิบสอง on iki mười hai 十二
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