Twelve

noun

/twɛlv/

Word Frequency: 31.2

Definitions

1.nounA group of twelve items.

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

2.nounA twelve-bore gun.

3.nounA jury (normally composed of twelve persons).

4.nounPolice; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer

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

"There are twelve months in a year."

6.numeralLaw enforcement; the police

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