twelve

Meanings

• Number

  The number that is the sum of ten and two.

  - "There are twelve apples in the basket."
  - "It's time for lunch, and there are twelve hours until dinner."

• Noun

  A base unit of measurement in the metric system for measuring time.

  - "The clock shows the time in hours, minutes, and seconds."
  - "Twelve months make up a year."

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Pronunciation

1. /twɛlv/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

twelveteen

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with twelve
believe , grieve , receive , achieve

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Variants

List of all variants of twelve that leads to same result
12 , twelfth , twelfths , twelve , twelves , twelve-tone , twelve-tone row , twelve-tone rows , the Twelve

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Etymology

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From Old English twelfa, twelfen, twelfe, from twa (two) and leofan (love), because it was considered a 'dear' number because it was the number of the apostles.

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Trivia

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1. Twelve is the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways: 1^3 + 1^3 = 1 + 1^3 = 2^3.

2. In the ancient Roman numeral system, XII is the representation of the number twelve.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dozen: A group of twelve items.

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Culture

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In many cultures, twelve is considered a significant number, such as in the twelve months of the year, the twelve apostles, and the twelve signs of the zodiac.

How to Memorize "twelve"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a clock face with twelve numbers.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the number twelve with the number of months in a year or the number of apostles.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Twelve is a Dozen' to remember that twelve is the number of items in a dozen.

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