equivalent to the product of three and four; two more than ten; 12:he walked twelve milesthere are just twelve of us in alla twelve-string guitar (Roman numeral: xii or XII)
a group or unit of twelve people or things.
twelve years old:a small blonde girl of about twelve
twelve o’clock:it’s half past twelve
a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by twelve.
(the Twelve) the twelve Apostles.
(12)British (of a film) classified as suitable for people of 12 years and over.
Origin:
Old Englishtwelf(e), from the base of two + a second element (probably expressing the sense 'left over'); of Germanic origin and related to Dutch twaalf and German zwölf. Compare with eleven
