Meaning twelve
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twelveIn English number 12 is written as: twelve
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twelveOld English twelf "twelve," literally "two left" (over ten), from Proto-Germanic *twa-lif-, a compound of the root of two + *lif-, root of the verb leave (see eleven). Compare Old [..]
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twelvetsvelf
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twelve(n) the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one(adj) denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
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twelveEach English archer carries twelve Scotchmen under his girdle. This was a common saying at one time, because the English were unerring archers, and each archer carried in his belt twelve arrows (Sir W [..]
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twelvenum. "(as adj. and n.) twelve," s.v. twelve numeral a. and sb. OED. KEY: twelve@num_adj twelve@num_n
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twelvenum_n 8 twelve 8
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twelvenum_adj 27 twelf 8 twelve 19
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twelve
A group of twelve items.
''Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves.''
A twelve-bore gun.
* '''1982''', Lawrence Durrell, ''Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet [..]
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