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Definition of "twelve" []

  • The cardinal number equal to the sum of 11 + 1. (noun)
  • The twelfth in a set or sequence. (noun)
  • Bible The twelve original disciples of Jesus. (noun)
  • Bible The books of the Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "twelve" in a sentence
  • "The authority which the Apostles in this way enjoyed, did not, in any great measure, rest on the remembrance of direct services which the twelve had rendered to the Gentile Churches: for, as the want of reliable concrete traditions proves, no such services had been rendered, at least not by the _twelve_."
  • "Under the compartments, and immediately above the cornice, are twelve medallions, which were to represent the _twelve months of the year_, characterized by the different occupations peculiar to them: eight only are executed, and these are the months of summer, autumn, and winter."
  • "In the state of the writer, California, one man in twelve is an avowed and registered revolutionist."