TWELVE


Meaning of TWELVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtwelv ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English twelf; akin to Old High German zwelif twelve, Old English twā two, -leofan (as in endleofan eleven) — more at two , eleven

Date: before 12th century

1. — see number table

2. capitalized

a. : the twelve original disciples of Jesus

b. : the books of the Minor Prophets in the Jewish Scriptures

3. : the 12th in a set or series

4. : something having 12 units or members

5. plural : twelvemo

• twelfth ˈtwelf(t)th adjective or noun

• twelve adjective

• twelve pronoun, plural in construction

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.