twelve

numeral
twĕlv

The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.

Example

“There are twelve months in a year.”

Related words

twelfty
twelveish
twelveling
twelvemo
twelvemonth
twelveness
twelvepence
twelvepenny
twelveplex
Twelver
twelver
twelvescore

Example sentences

“Twenty-five percent of fifty is twelve and a half.”
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Word history

From Old English "twelf".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “twelve” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.