XII
10
1.0
A Roman way to write the number twelve
- numeral
:
XII
- In Roman numerals, XII represents the number twelve.
- Pope Pius XII
- Sonnet XII
- chapter XII
Examples
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XII is 12.
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The clock struck XII as the party began.
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He wrote the number XII on his essay to indicate the total marks.
Synonyms
12
vsXII
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The number after eleven and before thirteen
uses letters to represent the same number instead of digits
twelve
vsXII
703
1.0
A number that is one more than eleven
uses a Roman letter form instead of a written word
dozen
vsXII
453
1.0
A group of twelve things or people
denotes the written numeral representing that exact quantity rather than the group
Compounds
factor XII
- Specialized
6.1
A blood protein that helps start clotting and whose low levels make clotting slow
Surface Forms
Etymology
XII is a Roman numeral made from X ('ten') plus two Is ('one'), so it is 10 + 1 + 1. That's why XII means the number twelve.