twelve - English word #710

Translation

The number 12, one more than eleven.

Word origin

From Old English twelf, meaning two left over after ten.

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"Twelve" tells us how many months - 12.

struck midnight.

Here "twelve" tells us the time.

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Here "twelve" counts the eggs.

eleven

The number 11, one more than ten.

ten

The number 10, one more than nine.

number

A word or symbol, like one, two, or three, that tells you how many.

count

To say numbers in order, or to find how many things there are.

two

The number 2, one more than one.

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