twelve
The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.
Number 1 meaning
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.”
Noun 3 meanings
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).
Etymology
e., two left over after having already counted to ten), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, remain”).
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TWELVE at a glance
TWELVE has 6 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (T 1 + W 4 + E 1 + L 1 + V 4 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,913 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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