Twelve
noun
The number that comes after eleven and before thirteen.
There are twelve months in a year.
Often appears as...
- twelve months
- twelve o'clock
adjective
Amounting to twelve in number.
She bought a pack of twelve eggs.
Often appears as...
- twelve eggs
- twelve items
noun
The number that comes after eleven and before thirteen.
There are twelve months in a year.
Often appears as...
- twelve months
- twelve o'clock
adjective
Amounting to twelve in number.
She bought a pack of twelve eggs.
Often appears as...
- twelve eggs
- twelve items
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Numerology
The number twelve carries cultural significance in various societies, often related to time and religion.
The Last Supper had Jesus and twelve apostles.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Reference
When talking about time, twelve refers either to noon or midnight in 12-hour clock systems.
Let's meet at twelve o'clock sharp.
Pro Tip 3/3Group Count
Use twelve to specify an exact count of items or people in a group.
The team consists of twelve players.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Numerology
The number twelve carries cultural significance in various societies, often related to time and religion.
The Last Supper had Jesus and twelve apostles.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Reference
When talking about time, twelve refers either to noon or midnight in 12-hour clock systems.
Let's meet at twelve o'clock sharp.
Pro Tip 3/3Group Count
Use twelve to specify an exact count of items or people in a group.
The team consists of twelve players.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Numerology
The number twelve carries cultural significance in various societies, often related to time and religion.
The Last Supper had Jesus and twelve apostles.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Reference
When talking about time, twelve refers either to noon or midnight in 12-hour clock systems.
Let's meet at twelve o'clock sharp.
Pro Tip 3/3Group Count
Use twelve to specify an exact count of items or people in a group.
The team consists of twelve players.
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Paper towns and why...
and then they went off to their jobs, whatever they were. That's not a recipe for a happy life. These people -- in my, symbol-obsessed, twelve year-old imagination -- these people who are strangling themselves as one of the first things they do each morning, they can't possibly be happy. Why would I want to jump over all of these hurdles
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The science of milk -...
blasts the milk with considerably higher temperatures over just a few seconds. UHT milk boasts a much longer shelf life, up to twelve months unrefrigerated, compared to pasteurized milk's two weeks in the fridge. That's because the higher temperatures of UHT processing
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The art of responsibility...
leader in super-premium fresh healthy beverages salad dressings and carrots and skeptics said carrots Denise really I said no packaged fresh it's a twelve billion dollar category growing at six to seven percent per year and Campbell's
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Why elephants never...
They can also recognize twelve distinct tones of music and recreate melodies. And yes, there is an elephant band. But perhaps the most amazing thing about elephants is a capacity even more important than
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These Divers Search For...
a story on a human scale a story about a ship and the five hundred and twelve people who were enslaved aboard that ship and the search in all its levels for and around the ship creates deep connections
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Where do superstitions...
Now, this fear of the number thirteen, called triskaidekaphobia, is so common that many buildings around the world skip the thirteenth floor, with the numbers going straight from twelve to fourteen.
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Group theory 101: How to...
And it's not just good for puzzle solving. Group theory is deeply embedded in music, as well. One way to visualize a chord is to write out all twelve musical notes and draw a square within them.
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A 3D atlas of the...
History over the past twelve years and we maintain that put that together as a project to really chart the universe across all scales what we see here are satellites around the earth and the
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Gorilla shows Steve...
-There are twelve individuals. -Twelve individuals. Four silverbacks, three adult females, two blackbacks, one juvenile and two infants. -Right. -Yeah. We try and keep a respectful distance
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109-Year-Old Veteran and...
I just said in smoke some time twelve cigars a day maybe sometime Monette anybody share what you smoke them for I
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Paper towns and why...
and then they went off to their jobs, whatever they were. That's not a recipe for a happy life. These people -- in my, symbol-obsessed, twelve year-old imagination -- these people who are strangling themselves as one of the first things they do each morning, they can't possibly be happy. Why would I want to jump over all of these hurdles
Video examples
The science of milk -...
blasts the milk with considerably higher temperatures over just a few seconds. UHT milk boasts a much longer shelf life, up to twelve months unrefrigerated, compared to pasteurized milk's two weeks in the fridge. That's because the higher temperatures of UHT processing
Video examples
The art of responsibility...
leader in super-premium fresh healthy beverages salad dressings and carrots and skeptics said carrots Denise really I said no packaged fresh it's a twelve billion dollar category growing at six to seven percent per year and Campbell's
Video examples
Why elephants never...
They can also recognize twelve distinct tones of music and recreate melodies. And yes, there is an elephant band. But perhaps the most amazing thing about elephants is a capacity even more important than
Video examples
These Divers Search For...
a story on a human scale a story about a ship and the five hundred and twelve people who were enslaved aboard that ship and the search in all its levels for and around the ship creates deep connections
Video examples
Where do superstitions...
Now, this fear of the number thirteen, called triskaidekaphobia, is so common that many buildings around the world skip the thirteenth floor, with the numbers going straight from twelve to fourteen.
Video examples
Group theory 101: How to...
And it's not just good for puzzle solving. Group theory is deeply embedded in music, as well. One way to visualize a chord is to write out all twelve musical notes and draw a square within them.
Video examples
A 3D atlas of the...
History over the past twelve years and we maintain that put that together as a project to really chart the universe across all scales what we see here are satellites around the earth and the
Video examples
Gorilla shows Steve...
-There are twelve individuals. -Twelve individuals. Four silverbacks, three adult females, two blackbacks, one juvenile and two infants. -Right. -Yeah. We try and keep a respectful distance
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109-Year-Old Veteran and...
I just said in smoke some time twelve cigars a day maybe sometime Monette anybody share what you smoke them for I
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Andrea Riseborough
English Actress
I don't read reviews, and it's not because I don't think I can learn something, I'm sure I could learn a lot. I just that I feel very passionately about the work and especially when you're doing theater, you really only need one director and when you read reviews, you feel like you have twelve, because you respond to them, naturally.
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Kimberly Willis Holt
American Writer
Although I sometimes enjoy writing from an adult's perspective, I feel dedicated to the coming of age story - that part of a young person's life where he must make a decision that will change his life forever. I still remember what it's like to be twelve years old.
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Boman Irani
Indian Actor
There's a great charm in theatre; I enjoyed doing it for twelve years and did lots of plays. At this chapter of my life, I am a cinema actor, and I would like to continue to be so, and at some point I would return to the theatre.
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Rupert Murdoch
American Publisher
I was brought up in a publishing home, a newspaper man's home, and was excited by that, I suppose. I saw that life at close range and, after the age of ten or twelve, never really considered any other.
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Earl Nightingale
American Entertainer
Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.
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Franz Wright
American Poet
For about twenty years, if I managed to write ten or twelve poems in a year; I considered that a pretty successful year, but I wrote 'The Beforelife' within a year.
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Jon Scieszka
American Author
There are six 'Time Warp Trio' books that would take a page each to fully praise. And I just thought up twelve more while I was typing this sentence.
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Matt Czuchry
American Actor
I have been extremely fortunate to have incredibly special fans support my work throughout my twelve year career.
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Shia LaBeouf
American Actor
I turned down twelve films last year... Huge money films, but I had no respect for the writer or the work.
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Haruki Murakami
Japanese Writer
A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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Andrea Riseborough
English Actress
I don't read reviews, and it's not because I don't think I can learn something, I'm sure I could learn a lot. I just that I feel very passionately about the work and especially when you're doing theater, you really only need one director and when you read reviews, you feel like you have twelve, because you respond to them, naturally.
Quote examples
Kimberly Willis Holt
American Writer
Although I sometimes enjoy writing from an adult's perspective, I feel dedicated to the coming of age story - that part of a young person's life where he must make a decision that will change his life forever. I still remember what it's like to be twelve years old.
Quote examples
Boman Irani
Indian Actor
There's a great charm in theatre; I enjoyed doing it for twelve years and did lots of plays. At this chapter of my life, I am a cinema actor, and I would like to continue to be so, and at some point I would return to the theatre.
Quote examples
Rupert Murdoch
American Publisher
I was brought up in a publishing home, a newspaper man's home, and was excited by that, I suppose. I saw that life at close range and, after the age of ten or twelve, never really considered any other.
Quote examples
Earl Nightingale
American Entertainer
Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.
Quote examples
Franz Wright
American Poet
For about twenty years, if I managed to write ten or twelve poems in a year; I considered that a pretty successful year, but I wrote 'The Beforelife' within a year.
Quote examples
Jon Scieszka
American Author
There are six 'Time Warp Trio' books that would take a page each to fully praise. And I just thought up twelve more while I was typing this sentence.
Quote examples
Matt Czuchry
American Actor
I have been extremely fortunate to have incredibly special fans support my work throughout my twelve year career.
Quote examples
Shia LaBeouf
American Actor
I turned down twelve films last year... Huge money films, but I had no respect for the writer or the work.
Quote examples
Haruki Murakami
Japanese Writer
A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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