1syllable
twelve
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Definitions oftwelve
1noun
- A group of twelve items.
Example: "Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves."
- A twelve-bore gun.
- A jury (normally composed of twelve persons).
- Police; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer
1numeral
- 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."
- Law enforcement; the police
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