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twelve

noun

1
: a number equal to one more than 11 see Table of Numbers
2
capitalized
a
: the twelve original disciples of Jesus
b
: the books of the Minor Prophets in the Jewish Scriptures
3
: the 12th in a set or series
4
: something having 12 units or members
5
twelves plural : twelvemo
twelfth adjective or noun
twelve adjective
twelve pronoun, plural in construction

Example Sentences

“What time is it?” “It's twelve.” I have lunch at twelve.
Recent Examples on the Web Since the fourth quarter of that year, profits, based on the trailing twelves months of GAAP earnings, have jumped 41% to a blowout record of $134.39 per share. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 July 2019 Menswear's most aggressively suited-and-booted tradeshow is here once again, and with it, the dressed-to-the-twelves peacocks that make the biannual pilgrimage to Florence. Dan Roberts, GQ, 14 June 2018

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English twelf; akin to Old High German zwelif twelve, Old English twā two, -leofan (as in endleofan eleven) — more at two, eleven

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of twelve was before the 12th century

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