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twelver

/ˈtwɛlvə(ɹ)/

twelver noun: a shilling.

Noun (1)

twelver (plural twelvers)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A shilling.

Noun (2) capitalized: Twelver

Twelver (plural Twelvers)

  1. A follower of Twelverism.

Forms of twelver

pluraltwelvers
pluralTwelvers

Origin of twelver

From twelve + -er.

Words formed from twelver

Questions about twelver

What does twelver mean?
Twelver means a shilling.
What part of speech is twelver?
Twelver is a noun.
How do you pronounce twelver?
Twelver is pronounced /ˈtwɛlvə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of twelver?
The plural of twelver is twelvers.

Words near twelver in the dictionary

  1. twelvepenny
  2. twelvepenny nail
  3. twelvepenny nails
  4. twelveplex
  5. twelveplexes
  6. twelver
  7. Twelverism
  8. twelvers
  9. twelves
  10. twelvescore
  11. twelvesies

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