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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Twelve

/twĕlv/ · IPA /twɛlv/
01 a. One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen.
  1. 1.
    One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen.
Phrases & compounds
Twelve-men's morris — See the Note under Morris.
Twelve Tables — See under Table.
02 n. The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen.
  1. 1.
    The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen.
  2. 2.
    A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii.
Phrases & compounds
The Twelve — the twelve apostles.