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twelve
(twĕlv)n.
1. The cardinal number equal to the sum of 11 + 1.
2. The twelfth in a set or sequence.
3. Twelve Bible
a. The twelve original disciples of Jesus.
b. The books of the Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures.
twelve adj. & pron.
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twelve
(twɛlv)n
1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and two. See also number1
2. (Mathematics) a numeral, 12, XII, etc, representing this number
3. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 12 units
4. Also called: twelve o'clock noon or midnight
determiner
a. amounting to twelve: twelve loaves.
b. (as pronoun): twelve have arrived. See also dozenduodecimaldodeca-
[Old English twelf; related to Old Frisian twelif, Old High German zwelif, Old Norse tolf, Gothic twalif]
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twelve
(twɛlv)n.
1. a cardinal number, 10 plus 2.
2. a symbol for this number, as 12 or XII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
4.
adj. a. the Twelve, the 12 apostles chosen by Christ.
b. the 12 books of the Minor Prophets.
5. amounting to 12 in number.
[before 900; Middle English twelve, inflected form of twelf, Old English twelfe literally, (ten and) two left, c. Old Frisian twelef, twelf, Old High German zwelif, Old Norse tōlf; see two, leave1, eleven]
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| Noun | 1. |  twelve - the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and onelarge integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten boxcars - (usually plural) an expression used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots |
| Adj. | 1. |  twelve - denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or unitscardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers" |
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Translations
twaalf
اثنا عشراِثْنَا عَشَرَالرَّقم 12العدد 12عُمْر ال 12
дванадесет
dvanáctdvanáct letdvanáctiletý
tolv
dek du
kaksteist
دوازده
kaksitoista
dvanaest
tizenkettõtizenkettő
tólftólf ára
十二
12
duodecim
dvylikadvylikametisdvylikosdvylikos metųdvylikos metų amžius
divpadsmitdivpadsmit gadu vecumsdivpadsmit gadus vecs
dvanásťdvanásť rokov
dvanajst
дванаест
tolv
สิบสอง
on ikion iki yaş
mười hai
twelve
[twelv]A. ADJ → doce
B. N → doce m
see five for usage
see five for usage
C. CPD twelve inch N (Mus) → maxisingle m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
twelve
[ˈtwɛlv] num → douzeShe's twelve → Elle a douze ans.
at twelve, at twelve o'clock (= midday) → à midi; (midnight) → à minuit
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
twelve
[twɛlv] adj & n → dodici (m) invat twelve → alle dodici, a mezzogiorno (midnight) → a mezzanotte
for usage see five
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
twelve
(twelv) noun1. the number or figure 12.
2. the age of 12.
adjective1. 12 in number.
2. aged 12.
twelve- having twelve (of something). a twelve-week delay.
ˈtwelfth (-fθ) noun1. one of twelve equal parts.
2. (also adjective) (the) last of twelve (people, things etc); (the) next after the eleventh.
ˈtwelve-year-old noun a person or animal who is twelve years old.
adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is twelve years old.
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twelve
→ اِثْنَا عَشَرَ dvanáct tolv zwölf δώδεκα doce kaksitoista douze dvanaest dodici 十二 12 twaalf tolv dwanaście doze двенадцать tolv สิบสอง on iki mười hai 十二Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- It's twelve noon (US)
It's twelve midday (UK)
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