Definitions for Twelve
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Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. twelve, 12, XII, dozen(adj)

   the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

2. twelve, 12, xii, dozen(adj)

   denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units

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1. twelve(Noun)

   A group of twelve items.

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

   Etymology: From twelf, from twalif-, an old compound of twa- and -lif, from leikw-.

2. twelve(Noun)

   A twelve-bore gun.

   Etymology: From twelf, from twalif-, an old compound of twa- and -lif, from leikw-.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Twelve(adj)

   one more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen

2. Twelve(noun)

   the number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen

3. Twelve(noun)

   a symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii

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1. Twelve

   Twelve is an album by Patti Smith, released April 17, 2007 on Columbia Records. As the title suggests, the album contains twelve tracks, all of which are cover versions. It debuted on Billboard 200 at number 60, with 11,000 copies sold in its first week. A promotional EP entitled Two More was also released, featuring two tracks that are not on the album: "Perfect Day" by Lou Reed and "Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect" by The Decemberists.

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1. Twelve

   twelv, adj. ten and two.—n. the number next after eleven: the figures representing twelve: (pl.) same as duodecimo.—ns. Twelve′-mo, same as duodecimo, written 12mo; Twelve′-month, twelve months: a year.—adjs. Twelve′-penn′y, worth a shilling: trifling, insignificant; Twelve′score, twelve times twenty, or two hundred and forty.—n. twelvescore yards, a common range in archery, used also in measurements.—Twelve-day writ, a writ in actions on bills, &c., warning defendant to appear within twelve days, otherwise judgment would go against him; Twelve Tables, the name given to the earliest code of Roman law, civil, criminal, and religious, made by the decemvirs in 451-449 B.C.—Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, a work of the 2d century after Christ, in which, on the model of Jacob's blessing of the tribes in Genesis xlix., discourses and prophecies of Christ are put into the mouths of the fathers of Israel; The Twelve, the twelve apostles. [A.S. twelf (Ger. zwölf, and Goth. twa-lif), that is 'two and ten' (for twá-, cf. Two; and for -lif, cf. Eleven).]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Twelve' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2658

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Twelve' in Written Corpus Frequency: #339

How to pronounce Twelve?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Twelve in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Twelve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Twelve in a Sentence

1. Vance Havner:

   Too many church services start at eleven sharp and end at twelve dull.

2. David A. Cronin:

   I am a firm believer of reading the horoscopes. I read all twelve, pick the one that sounds the best and go with that one.

3. Ronnie Shakes:

   After twelve years of therapy my psychiatrist said something that brought tears to my eyes. He said, 'No hablo ingles.'

4. Judy Garland:

   I was born at the age of twelve on an MGM lot.

5. Mark Twain:

   We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read.

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