Definitions for twelve
twɛlvtwelve

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. twelve, 12, XII, dozenadjective

   the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

2. twelve, 12, xii, dozenadjective

   denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. twelvenoun

   A group of twelve items.

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

2. twelvenoun

   A twelve-bore gun.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Twelveadjective

   Two and ten; twice six.

   Etymology: twelf , Sax.

   Thou hast beat me out twelve several times. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Had we no quarrel else to Rome, but that
   Thou art thence banish’d, we would muster all,
   From twelve to twenty. William Shakespeare.

   What man talk’d with you yesternight
   Out at your window betwixt twelve and one. William Shakespeare.

   On his left hand twelve reverend owls did fly:
   So Romulus, ’tis sung, by Tyber’s brook,
   Presage of sway from twice six vultures, took. Dryden.

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1. twelve

   Twelve is a numerical value equivalent to the sum of 10 and 2. It represents a quantity and is noted as 12 in numerical terms. It also falls between eleven and thirteen in the sequence of natural numbers. Additionally, it is also considered a dozen.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Twelveadjective

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

2. Twelvenoun

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

3. Twelvenoun

   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.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

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How to pronounce twelve?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say twelve in sign language?

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. Phyllis:

   We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shut up.

2. Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan:

   Three of my Buncombe County Commissioners … basically told their Sheriff and their Sheriff’s Office that the hard work we have done over the past twelve years has counted for nothing.

3. Mickey Mehta:

   There is a dark side to all in this universe. Even this earth is dark for twelve hours in cycles. Darkness is simply absence of light, learn to be comfortable in it too. Life's wisdom grows when you experience to live in contrast and grow amidst contradictions. Let not any darkness leave you paralysed, expand your awareness switch on your inner light and be illuminised, get MickeyMized.

4. Joseph Brodsky:

   It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.

5. Robert Frost:

   A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawer.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=twelve
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Twelve
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=twelve
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twelve
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=twelve
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=twelve
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=twelve