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twelve-speed

twelve-speed adjective: having twelve gears.

Adjective

twelve-speed (not comparable)

  1. Having twelve gears.

Noun

twelve-speed (plural twelve-speeds)

  1. A bicycle having twelve gears.
    • Many off-the-rack road bikes are now twelve-speeds.1990, David Chauner, Michael Halstead, The Tour de France Complete Book of Cycling, page 52

Forms of twelve-speed

pluraltwelve-speeds

Questions about twelve-speed

What does twelve-speed mean?
Twelve-speed means having twelve gears.
What part of speech is twelve-speed?
Twelve-speed can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near twelve-speed in the dictionary

  1. twelve-ounce curls
  2. twelve-penny nail
  3. twelve-penny nails
  4. twelve-pounder
  5. twelve-pounders
  6. twelve-speed
  7. twelve-speeds
  8. twelve-step program
  9. twelve-step programs
  10. twelve-stepper
  11. twelve-steppers

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