THE TWELVE

Definition: THE TWELVE

THE TWELVE

1. (Script.), the twelve apostles. --Matt. xxvi. 20.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Crosswords: THE TWELVE

Which one of the twelve steps this (Valentine; writing credit: Donna Powers)

Got the twelve o'clock news blues (Too Much Time On My Hands; performing artist: STYX; writing credit: Tommy Shaw)

The Twelve Chairs (1970)

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Books

• Black Swan: The Twelve Lessons of Abandonment Recovery (reference)

• The Twelve Steps for Christians: Based on Biblical Teachings (reference)

• The Twelve Volt Doctor's Alternator Book (reference)

• The Twelve Enlightenments for Healing Society (reference)

• The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• The Twelve Chairs (reference)

• Sing Along Songs - The Twelve Days of Christmas (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

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Aspen stand in the Twelve Mile Creek Wilderness Study Area. OR 3-162. Credit: Unknown.

The twelve months represented by Lilliputian figures. Credit: Library of Congress.

Trial of Ossawattamie [sic] Brown View of the court-room during the trial, with accurate portraits of the presiding judge, the twelve ... men, the counsel for the prisoner and prosecution, and Brown, as he reclined on his couch / / from a drawing taken b. Credit: Library of Congress.

The anatomy of man's body, as governed by the twelve constellations. Credit: Library of Congress.

Bantam, Connecticut. These two drill press operators are natives of the section. Barbara Bongiolotti is one of the twelve Colleoni children, all natives of Bantam. Both her father and her husband work in a Torrington foundry going full blast on defense or. Credit: Library of Congress.

Church of the Twelve Apostles, Trampas, New Mexico. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Of the twelve persons representing the Governments eight shall be nominated by the Members which are of the chief industrial importance, and four shall be nominated by the Members selected for the purpose by the Government Delegates to the Conference, excluding the Delegates of the eight Members mentioned above. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The twelve jurors were all writing very busily on slates

He counted the twelve strokes of the two clocks, and he compared the sound of the two bells

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Health

While a consensus was initially achieved by the entire panel at the end of the consensus conference, two of the twelve panel members subsequently differed on specific issues in the draft document in the weeks that followed and, ultimately, did not agree entirely with the majority statement. (references)

Business

Of the twelve pre-qualified firms, the six-member winning consortium was the lone bidder. (references)

Through the DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) and the twelve regional development agencies, foreign investors can access a wealth of information of use when setting up a point of presence. (references)

OPG has jurisdiction over these cities and towns except Osaka City, which is one of the twelve special cities in Japan that have the same legal status and responsibilities as Japan's 47 prefectures (including Osaka Prefecture) for social welfare, environment and public health, and improvement of the city infrastructure. (references)

Economic History

Pakistan

Licensing applications for each of the twelve entities have been filed with the National Electric Power Company (NEPRA). (references)

Luxembourg

The Community Patent was created by the 1975 Luxembourg Convention, but has not yet come into force because it has not been ratified by the twelve signatory member states. (references)

Tunisia

UNDER THE AA, THE TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE EUROPEAN UNION WILL GRADUALLY ELIMINATE ALL DUTIES AND TRADE BARRIERS BETWEEN THE SIGNATORIES OVER THE TWELVE YEAR PERIOD ON MOST NON-AGRICULTURAL GOODS, SERVICES, AND CAPITAL. (references)

Political Economy

AUSTRIA

As one of the twelve EU member states participating in EMU, Austria on January 1, 1999, surrendered its sovereign power to formulate monetary policy to the European Central Bank (ECB). (references)

Trade

France

Although one of the goals of the European Union is to harmonize standards across the twelve EU member states, many of these EU standards remain in the developmental stage. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

The twelve signs of the zodiac

Expression using "THE TWELVE": The twelve disciples. Additional references.

Bulgarian 

дванадесетте равноапостоли. (various references)

French

Groupe de rédaction � Douze des instruments d'adhésion Espagne/Portugal (Drafting Group of the Twelve for the Spanish and Portuguese Accession Instruments). (various references)

Manx

Yn Daa Ostyl Jeig (The Twelve Apostles). (various references)

Pig Latin

ethay elvetway.(various references)

Crioceris duodecimpunctata. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: teethe, twelve.

-4 letters: etwee, helve, lethe, levee, teeth, tweet, wheel.

-5 letters: heel, leet, teel, tele, teth, thee, thew, twee, weel, weet, welt, whee, whet.