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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Twelve \Twelve\, adjective [OE. twelve, twelf, AS. twelf; akin to OFries. twelf, twelef, twilif, OS. twelif, D. twaalf, G. zw["o]lf, OHG. zwelif, Icel. t[=o]lf, Sw. tolf, Dan. tolv, Goth. twalif, from the root of E. two + the same element as in the second part of E. eleven. See {Two}, and {Eleven}.] One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen.
{Twelve-men's morris}. See the Note under {Morris}.
{Twelve Tables}. (Rom. Antiq.) See under {Table}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
1. The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen.
2. A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii.
{The Twelve} (Script.), the twelve apostles. --Matt. xxvi. 20.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjective
1: denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units [syn: {twelve}, {12}, {xii}, {dozen}]
noun
1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one [syn: {twelve}, {12}, {XII}, {dozen}]
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