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Word: Twelve
Speech Type: Numeral
Etymology:
Old English twelf(e), from the base of two + a second element (probably expressing the sense ‘left over’); of Germanic origin and related to Dutch twaalf and German zwölf. Compare with eleven
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
twɛlv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
equivalent to the product of three and four; two more than ten; 12
Short Definition:equivalent to product of three and four
Examples:- he walked twelve miles
- there are just twelve of us in all
- a twelve-string guitar
Variant Forms:
- xii
- XII
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