twelve

noun

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\ ˈtwelv

Definition of twelve

1 : a number equal to one more than 11 — see Table of Numbers

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 twelves plural : twelvemo

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twelfth \ ˈtwelf(t)th

\ adjective or noun

twelve adjective

twelve pronoun, plural in construction

Examples of twelve in a Sentence

“What time is it?” “It's twelve.” I have lunch at twelve.

Recent Examples on the Web Since the fourth quarter of that year, profits, based on the trailing twelves months of GAAP earnings, have jumped 41% to a blowout record of $134.39 per share. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 July 2019 Menswear's most aggressively suited-and-booted tradeshow is here once again, and with it, the dressed-to-the-twelves peacocks that make the biannual pilgrimage to Florence. — Dan Roberts, GQ, 14 June 2018

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