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Definition of twelve - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
numbersequal to the number 12
- There were twelve chairs around the table.
Noun
1.
mathematicsnumber equal to one more than eleven
- He bought twelve eggs at the store.
2.
firearmstwelve-bore gun used for hunting
- He went hunting with his twelve.
3.
legalDated dozen people serving together to decide a court caseDated
- The twelve reached a unanimous decision.
Images of twelve
twelve-bore gun used for hunting
Expressions with twelve
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exactly when the clock strikes twelve o'clock
The meeting will start at the stroke of twelve.
series of extremely difficult tasks or challenges
Finishing the project felt like the twelve labours of Hercules.
12:00 PM
The meeting is scheduled for twelve noon.
the start of the first hour of the day
The party ended at twelve o'clock.
duration of one year ending now
She has been working here for the last twelve months.
final year of secondary school in some countries
She graduated from grade twelve last year.
vinyl record measuring twelve inches in diameter
He added a rare twelve-inch to his collection.
having twelve sides or edges
The dodecagon is a twelve-sided polygon.
meeting for a recovery program with twelve steps
She attends a twelve-step every Wednesday night.
relating to a music composition technique using twelve chromatic tones
His latest composition is purely twelve-tone.
a group of twelve honest members serving as a jury
The twelve good men and true decided the case fairly.
Origin of twelve
Old English, twelf (two left)
Terms with twelve included in their meaning
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numbers
being the number after ten and before twelve
time
twelve o'clock at night exactly
calendar
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
time
middle of the day, twelve o'clock
quantity
being one more than twelve
time interval
annually, every twelve months
noon
twelve o'clock during the day
fraction
one of twelve equal parts of a whole
numbers
group of twelve items
abr: month
one of the twelve time periods in a year
measurement
in groups of twelve
exact time
time when the clock shows twelve at night
measurement
for each group of twelve
time related
happening around twelve o'clock at night
short scale
the number one followed by twelve zeros
division
one of the twelve months in a year
date system
twelve-month span from January 1 to December 31, Gregorian standard
finance
twelve-month period for accounting or tax purposes
baby food
manufactured food for babies under twelve months
astrology
any of the twelve astrological signs
numbers
being the ordinal number of twelve
fraction
one part in twelve equal parts
astrological signs
twelve divisions of the celestial region into signs
astrology
one of twelve zodiac signs in astrology
Examples of twelve in a sentence
The clock struck twelve at midnight. The clock struck twelve, signaling midnight. There are twelve months in a year. He proudly displayed his twelve at the gun show. The twelve was his favorite for bird hunting. The twelve deliberated for hours before deciding.
In the courtroom, the twelve listened intently.
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- French:douze, calibre douze, ...
- German:zwölf, Zwölfer, ...
- Italian:dodici, fucile da caccia, ...
- Spanish:doce, docena, ...
- Portuguese:doze, arma de calibre doze, ...
- Chinese:十二, 十二口径猎枪, ...
- Japanese:十二, 12番, ...
- Arabic:اِثْنا عَشَر, اثْنا عَشَر, ...
- Hebrew:שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר, שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר, ...
- Russian:двенадцать, двенадцатый калибр, ...
- Ukrainian:дванадцять, дванадцятка, ...
- Hindi:बारह, बारह-बोर, ...
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