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Definition of: twelve
(twelv) adjective
Consisting of twice six: a cardinal numeral.
—noun The sum of ten and two, or the symbols (12, xii, XII) representing it.
—the Twelve The twelve apostles. See APOSTLE (def. 1). [OE twelf]
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