Main Entry: twelve

Pronunciation: \ˈtwelv\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English twelf; akin to Old High German zwelif twelve, Old English twā two, -leofan (as in endleofan eleven) — more at two, eleven

Date: before 12th century

1 — see number table
2 capitalized a : the twelve original disciples of Jesus b : the books of the Minor Prophets in the Jewish Scriptures
3 : the 12th in a set or series
4 : something having 12 units or members
5 plural : twelvemo

— twelfth \ˈtwelf(t)th\ adjective or noun

— twelve adjective

— twelve pronoun, plural in construction