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twelve
noun
numeral
A group of twelve items.
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Pronunciation
/twɛlv/ /twɛlv/
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noun
A group of twelve items.
“Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves.”
A twelve-bore gun.
A jury (normally composed of twelve persons).
Police; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer
numeral
The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.
“There are twelve months in a year.”
Law enforcement; the police
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Example Sentences
Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves.
There are twelve months in a year.
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