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- [twelv]
- /twɛlv/
- /twelv/
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- [twelv]
- /twɛlv/
Definitions of twelve word
- noun twelve a cardinal number, 10 plus 2. 1
- noun twelve a symbol for this number, as 12 or XII. 1
- noun twelve a set of this many persons or things. 1
- noun twelve the Twelve, the 12 apostles chosen by Christ. 1
- adjective twelve amounting to 12 in number. 1
- noun twelve cardinal number: 12 1
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Origin of twelve
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English twelve, inflected form of twelf, Old English twelfe literally, (ten and) two leave, i.e., two left over; cognate with Old Frisian twelef, twelf, Old High German zwelif, Old Norse tōlf, Gothic twalif; compare Lithuanian dvýlika; see two, leave1, eleven
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Parts of speech for Twelve
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conjunction
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twelve popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
twelve usage trend in Literature
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noun twelve
- dozen — a group of 12.
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