[syn: twelve, 12, xii, dozen]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Twelve \Twelve\, a. [OE. twelve, twelf, AS. twelf; akin to
OFries. twelf, twelef, twilif, OS. twelif, D. twaalf, G.
zw["o]lf, OHG. zwelif, Icel. t[=o]lf, Sw. tolf, Dan. tolv,
Goth. twalif, from the root of E. two + the same element as
in the second part of E. eleven. See Two, and Eleven.]
One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen.
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Twelve-men's morris. See the Note under Morris.
Twelve Tables. (Rom. Antiq.) See under Table.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Twelve \Twelve\, n.
1. The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two,
or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen.
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2. A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii.
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The Twelve (Script.), the twelve apostles. --Matt. xxvi.
20.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
twelve
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units [syn:
twelve, 12, xii, dozen]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one [syn:
twelve, 12, XII, dozen]