Twelve

  • 21twelve — [[t]twɛlv[/t]] n. 1) a cardinal number, 10 plus 2 2) a symbol for this number, as 12 or XII 3) a set of this many persons or things 4) a) rel the Twelve, the 12 apostles chosen by Christ b) the 12 books of the Minor Prophets 5) amounting to 12 in …

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  • 22twelve — /twɛlv / (say twelv) noun 1. a cardinal number, ten plus two. 2. a symbol for this number, as 12 or XII. 3. a set of this many persons or things. –adjective 4. amounting to twelve in number. –pronoun 5. twelve people or things. {Middle English;… …

  • 23twelve — [OE] Etymologically, twelve probably means ‘two over’ (just as eleven means ‘one over’). It appears to go back to a prehistoric Germanic compound formed from *twa ‘two’ and *lif (a relative of English leave), which also produced German zwölf,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 24twelve — [[t]twe̱lv[/t]] ♦ twelves NUM Twelve is the number 12 …

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  • 25Twelve — /twɛlv/ (say twelv) noun Bible the, the twelve disciples of Jesus. See Apostles …

  • 26twelve — See v twelve …

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  • 27twelve — see it is not spring until you can plant your foot upon twelve daisies …

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  • 28twelve — [OE] Etymologically, twelve probably means ‘two over’ (just as eleven means ‘one over’). It appears to go back to a prehistoric Germanic compound formed from *twa ‘two’ and *lif (a relative of English leave), which also produced German zwölf,… …

    Word origins

  • 29Twelve Colonies — United Colonies of Kobol Battlestar Galactica country Anthem Colonial Anthem Source Battlestar Galactica, Caprica Creator Glen A. Larson (1978 series) Ronald D. Moore (2003 series) Genre …

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  • 30Twelve Girls Band — (zh tsp|t=女子十二樂坊|s=女子十二乐坊|p=Nǚzǐ shí èr Yùefǎng, sometimes abbreviated to 女樂 or 女乐) is a music women artists group who started with twelve members but later become thirteen, that use traditional Chinese instruments to play both traditional… …

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