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twelve
twelve / twelv/ • cardinal number equivalent to the product of three and four; two more than ten; 12: he walked twelve miles there are just twelve of us in all a twelve-string guitar. (Roman numeral: xii, XII.) ∎ a group or unit of twelve people or things. ∎ twelve years old: a small blond girl of about twelve. ∎ twelve o'clock: it's half past twelve. ∎ a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by twelve. ∎ (the Twelve) the twelve Apostles. |
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"twelve." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "twelve." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-twelve.html "twelve." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-twelve.html |
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twelve OE. twelf, inflected twelfe = OS. twelif, twilif (MDu. twalef, Du. twaalf), OHG. zwelif (G. zwölf), ON. tólf, Goth. twalif (-lib); Gmc., prob. f. *twa- TWO + *lif- as in ELEVEN.
So twelfth OE. twelfta = MDu. twalefde (Du. twaalfde), OHG. zwelifto (G. zwölfte), ON. tólfti, f. twelf, etc. (see -TH2); the new formation with -the substituted for -te appeared XIV and became general from XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "twelve." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "twelve." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-twelve.html T. F. HOAD. "twelve." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-twelve.html |
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twelve
•multivalve, salve, valve
•lipsalve • check valve • univalve
•bivalve
•delve, helve, shelve, twelve
•absolve, devolve, evolve, exsolve, involve, revolve, solve
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"twelve." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "twelve." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-twelve.html "twelve." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-twelve.html |
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