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A1. the number 12: The cafeteria opens for lunch at twelve (o'clock). a twelve-seater minibus. See also. dozen. Fewer examples. I'm catering for twelve on Sunday, all the family are coming. Our office floor space measured twelve metres by ten. Hotel guests are requested to vacate their rooms by twelve noon.
12 (twelve) is the natural number following 11 and preceding 13. Twelve is a superior highly composite number, divisible by the numbers from 1 to 4, and 6. It is the number of years required for an orbital period of Jupiter.
A1. the number 12. Examples. We were stuck at the airport for twelve hours. Chris and I have been married for twelve years. The new radio station already has twelve million listeners. The film received twelve Oscar nominations. Six times two is twelve. (Definition of twelve from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of TWELVE is a number equal to one more than 11. How to use twelve in a sentence.
noun. 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and two. See also number (sense 1) 2. a numeral, 12, XII, etc, representing this number. 3.
Definition of twelve number in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Twelve definition: a cardinal number, 10 plus 2.. See examples of TWELVE used in a sentence.
twelve (twelv), n. a cardinal number, 10 plus 2. a symbol for this number, as 12 or XII. a set of this many persons or things. Religion the Twelve, the 12 apostles chosen by Christ. adj. amounting to 12 in number.
1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and two. See also number 1. 2. (Mathematics) a numeral, 12, XII, etc, representing this number. 3. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 12 units. 4. Also called: twelve o'clock noon or midnight. determiner.
Definitions of twelve. noun. the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one. synonyms: 12, XII, dozen. see more. adjective. denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units. synonyms: 12, dozen, xii.