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twelve

/tˈwelv/TWELV
/tˈwɛlv/TWELV

Meaningten and two

Common meaning: the number 12

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishtwelf‘twelve. i. adjectival’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishtwelfsource
  3. Englishtwelve‘the number 12’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English twelf ‘ten and two’.

Roots

  • twelf Old English “ten and two”

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