twelve

/twɛlv/

noun

  1. 1

    A group of twelve items.

    “Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves.”
  2. 2

    A twelve-bore gun.

  3. 3

    A jury (normally composed of twelve persons).

  4. 4

    Police; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer

numeral

  1. 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. 2

    Law enforcement; the police

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