Meaning of twelve | Babel Free

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1. A group of twelve items.
2. having twelve (of something). a twelve-week delay. twaalf مُكَوَّن من 12 дванадесет- de doze dvanácti- zwölf-... tolv- δωδεκα- (ως α΄ συνθ.) de doce... kaheteist- ...دوازده kaksitoista- de douze (...) בַּעַל שְתֵים עֶשרֵה - बारह dvanaest nečega tizenkét- dua belas tólf- di dodici (...) 12－ 12- dvylikos divpadsmit dua belas twaalf- tolv- dwunasto-, o dwunastu ... دولس de doze de doisprezece двенадцати- dvanásť- ki ima dvanajst (...) dvanaesto- tolv- สิบสอง on iki ... (前綴)十二......的 дванадцяти- ...
3. A twelve-bore gun.
4. a person or animal who is twelve years old. twaalf jaar oue عُمْرُه 12 سَنَه дванадесет годишен doze anos de idade dvanáctiletý, -á der/die Zwölfjährige tolvårig δωδεκάχρονος (για πρόσωπο ή ζώο) de doce años de edad kaheteist(kümne)aastane هر چیز دوازده ساله kaksitoistavuotias (individu, etc.) âgé de douze ans בֵּן שְתֵים עֶשרֵה 12 वर्षीय dvanaestogodišnjak tizenkét éves 2 tahun tólf ára gamall dodicenne 12歳の人 12세 dvylikametis divpadsmitgadnieks dua belas tahun twaalfjarige tolvåring dwunasto...
5. A jury (normally composed of twelve persons).
   colloquial
6. (of a person, animal or thing) that is twelve years old. twaalf jaar oud عُمْرُه 12 سَنَه дванадесетгодишен doze anos de idade dvanáctiletý zwölfjährig tolvårig δωδεκάχρονος de doce años kaheteist(kümne)aastane دوازده ساله kaksitoistavuotias de douze ans גִיל שְתֵים עֶשרֵה बारह साल का dvanaestogodišnji tizenkét éves 2 tahun tólf ára dodicenne, di dodici anni 12歳の 12세의 dvylikos metų divpadsmitgadīgs dua belas tahun twaalfjarig tolvårs-, tolvårig dwunastoletni دولس کلن de doze anos de doispreze...
7. The police; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer.
   slang
8. The cardinal number equal to the sum of 11 + 1.
9. Front (front side of something, position in front of something).
   slang
10. The twelfth in a set or sequence.
11. Twelve Bible a. The twelve original disciples of Jesus.
    Bible
12. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and two. See also number1
13. (Mathematics) a numeral, 12, XII, etc, representing this number
14. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 12 units
15. Also called: twelve o'clock noon or midnight

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Examples

“Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves.”

“In this way Von Esslin ‘inherited’ two fine hammerless twelves which he used once or twice for duck on the Camargue.”

“watch your twelve”

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:twelve.”

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