twelve

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Cardinal number 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.5 Related terms 1.6 See also

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English twelf from Proto-Germanic *twalif-, an old compound of *twa- (“‘two’”) and *-lif (“‘left over’”) < Proto-Indo-European *leikw- (“‘leave, remain’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /twɛlv/
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[edit] Cardinal number

twelve

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

   There are twelve months in a year.

   • Ordinal: twelfth (12th).
   • Symbolic: 12
   • Greek: ιβʹ
   • Roman: XII
     • Last: 11
     • Next: 13

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

twelve (plural twelves)

1. A group of twelve items.

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

[edit] Related terms

• twelfth

[edit] See also

• dozen