Twelve

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The cardinal number equal to the sum of 11 + 1.
  • n. The twelfth in a set or sequence.
  • n. Bible The twelve original disciples of Jesus.
  • n. Bible The books of the Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.
  • n. A group of twelve items.
  • n. A twelve-bore gun.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen.
  • n. The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen.
  • n. A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • One more than eleven; twice six, or three times four: a cardinal numeral.
  • n. The number made up of ten and two; a dozen.
  • n. A symbol representing this number, as 12, XII, or xii.
  • n. plural Same as duodecimo.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
  • adj. denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
  • Equivalent
    cardinal   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dozen    duodecimal    duodenary   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    delve    shelve