n.
Pronunciation: ' twelv
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English twelf; akin to Old High German zwelif twelve, Old English tw ā 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 \ ' twelf(t)th \ adjective or noun
– twelve adjective
– twelve pronoun, plural in construction