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Webster 1913 Edition
Twelve
Twelve
,Adj.
[OE.
twelve
, twelf
, AS. twelf
; akin to OFries. twelf
, twelef
, twilif
, OS. twelif
, D. twaalf
, G. zwölf
, OHG. zwelif
, Icel. tōlf
, Sw. tolf
, Dan. tolv
, Goth. twalif
, from the root of E. two
+ the same element as in the second part of E. eleven
. See Two
, and Eleven
.] One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen.
Twelve
,Noun.
1.
The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen.
2.
A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii.
The Twelve
(Script.)
, the twelve apostles.
Matt. xxvi. 20.
Webster 1828 Edition
Twelve
TWELVE
,Adj.