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twelve

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/twɛlv/ English

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noun

  1. A group of twelve items.“Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves.”
  2. A twelve-bore gun.
  3. A jury (normally composed of twelve persons).
  4. Police; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer

numeral

  1. The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.“There are twelve months in a year.”
  2. Law enforcement; the police

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