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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one;
[syn: twelve, 12, XII, dozen]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units;
[syn: twelve, 12, xii, dozen]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Twelve \Twelve\, a. [OE. twelve, twelf, AS. twelf; akin to OFries. twelf, twelef, twilif, OS. twelif, D. twaalf, G. zw["o]lf, OHG. zwelif, Icel. t[=o]lf, Sw. tolf, Dan. tolv, Goth. twalif, from the root of E. two + the same element as in the second part of E. eleven. See Two, and Eleven.] One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen. [1913 Webster] Twelve-men's morris. See the Note under Morris. Twelve Tables. (Rom. Antiq.) See under Table. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Twelve \Twelve\, n. 1. The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii. [1913 Webster] The Twelve (Script.), the twelve apostles. --Matt. xxvi. 20. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

twelve adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units [syn: twelve, 12, xii, dozen] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one [syn: twelve, 12, XII, dozen]