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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("twelve" is a kind of...):
large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twelve"):
boxcars ((usually plural) an expression used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
Synonyms:
12; dozen; twelve; xii
Classified under:
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
Context examples:
The study covered 343 children examined aged six months, twelve months, and twenty-four months, 221 of whom had older siblings with autism.
(Scientists say excess cerebrospinal fluid may serve as early sign of autism, Wikinews)
Three—a full piece of white Genoan velvet with twelve ells of purple silk.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
About twelve o’clock we heard the terrible news.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Twelve days they looked for it, and every day they had the worse word for me, until one fine morning all hands went aboard.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
I believe that he should have a clear twelve hours’ sleep before fighting.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
EXAMPLE(S): BID = Two times per day, at unspecified times (does not necessarily imply that these are 12 hours apart)Q12H = Every twelve hours
(Planned Activity Repeat Frequency Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
EXAMPLE(S): BID = Two times per day, at unspecified times (does not necessarily imply that these are 12 hours apart) Q12H = Every twelve hours
(Defined Activity Repeat Frequency Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
Twelve different proteins have been identified that inhibit complement activation to control the system, including Factor H, Factor I and C1 inhibitor.
(Complement Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
The effects last about three to twelve months, depending on what you are treating.
(Botox, NIH)
A human life stage that begins at twelve years of age and continues until eighteen complete years of age.
(Early Adolescence, NICHD)
