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TWELV/twelv/

The number 12 is twelve. Twelve months in a year / twelve o'clock. Midday is twelve o'clock; midnight is twelve at night. After eleven; before thirteen. Twelfth is 12th (note the f).

Meaning

The number 12.

Examples

• “There are twelve months in a year.”
• “Lunch is at twelve o'clock.”
• “A year has twelve months.”

Good to know

twelve o'clock / twelve months. Number 12. Ordinal: twelfth.

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