twelve : Idioms & Phrases

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The disciples, ∨ The twelve disciples

  • the twelve selected companions of Jesus; also called the apostles.
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The Twelve

  • (Script.), the twelve apostles.
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twelve noon

  • noun the middle of the day
    high noon; noon; noontide; midday; noonday.
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Twelve Tables

  • . (Rom. Antiq.) See under Table.
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twelve tribes of israel

  • noun twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob
    Tribes of Israel.
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Twelve-men's morris

  • . See the Note under Morris.
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twelve-sided

  • adjective satellite having twelve sides
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twelve-tone music

  • noun a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row)
    12-tone music; 12-tone system; twelve-tone music.
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twelve-tone system

  • noun a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row)
    12-tone music; 12-tone system; twelve-tone music.
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