twelve. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

twelve

PRONUNCIATION:	twlv
NOUN:	1. The cardinal number equal to the sum of 11 + 1. 2. The twelfth in a set or sequence. 3. Twelve Bible a. The twelve original disciples of Jesus. b. The books of the Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English, from Old English twelf. See dwo- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	twelve —ADJECTIVEpron.


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