Twelve vs Twenty - What's the difference?
twelve | twenty |
The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.
A group of twelve items.
A twelve-bore gun.
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(legal) (colloquial) A jury (normally composed of twelve persons).
The cardinal number , occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.
(colloquial) A banknote with a denomination of 20.
(location).
(military) A set of twenty push-ups.
As numerals the difference between twelve and twenty
is that twelve is the cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in arabic numerals as 12 and in roman numerals as xii while twenty is the cardinal number , occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.As nouns the difference between twelve and twenty
is that twelve is a group of twelve items while twenty is (colloquial) a banknote with a denomination of 20.twelve
English
(wikipedia twelve)Alternative forms
* Arabic numerals: * Roman numerals: XIINumeral
(head)- There are twelve months in a year.
See also
* Last: eleven. Next: thirteenNoun
(en noun)- Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves .
- In this way Von Esslin ‘inherited’ two fine hammerless twelves which he used once or twice for duck on the Camargue.
See also
* dozenStatistics
* English cardinal numberstwenty
English
(wikipedia twenty)Alternative forms
* Arabic numerals: (see for numerical forms in other scripts) * Roman numerals: XXNumeral
(head)Derived terms
* twenties * twentieth * twenty past * twenty to * twenty to the dozen * twenty-twentyNoun
(twenties)- The waiter’s face lit up when I gave him a twenty .
- What’s your twenty, good buddy?
- Drop and give me twenty , Ric! (Recruit.)