What does twelve mean?

Definitions for twelve
twɛlvtwelve

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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

Wikidata

  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 Dictionary

  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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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. Robert Frost:

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

  2. Mark Benson Madsen:

    My grandfather was my hero and my friend long before I knew that he had been the secretary of agriculture or was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

  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. Kim Reynolds:

    This is not the same country it was a year ago, the president tried to paint a different picture tonight, but his actions over the last twelve months don’t match the rhetoric. It’s not what he promised when he took office. But it doesn’t have to be this way. There is an alternative.

  5. Chris Hayes:

    What we have to do to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change is to cut emissions in half in 12 years, twelve years. Thats the project we have been tasked with by the Earth. Now has come a bold new policy proposal that might be the most controversial thing in American politics at the moment. Youve probably heard about it. Its called the Green New Deal. Some people call it a socialist monster; some people call it our only hope for survival here in the way of life that we hold dear.

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