twelves
plural of twelve
(printing) duodecimo format
Source: Wiktionary
Twelve, a. Etym: [OE. twelve, twelf, AS. twelf; akin to OFries. twelf, twelef, twilif, OS. twelif, D. twaalf, G. zwölf, OHG. zwelif, Icel. t, Sw. tolf, Dan. tolv, Goth. twalif, from the root of E. two + the same element as in the second part of E. eleven. See Two, and Eleven.]
Definition: One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen. Twelve- men's morris. See the Note under Morris.
– Twelve Tables. (Rom. Antiq.) See under Table.
Twelve, n.
1. The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen.
2. A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii. The Twelve (Script.), the twelve apostles. Matt. xxvi. 20.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 June 2025
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