twelve
/twษlv/IPA: /T W EH1 L V/
noun
- 1
A group of twelve items.
โFractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves.โ
- 2
A twelve-bore gun.
- 3
A jury (normally composed of twelve persons).
- 4
Police; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer
numeral
- 1
The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.
โThere are twelve months in a year.โ
- 2
Law enforcement; the police
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