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1 the twelve tables
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[twelv] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 12.) doze2) (the age of 12.) doze anos2. adjective1) (12 in number.) doze2) (aged 12.) de doze anos•- twelve-- twelfth
- twelve-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is twelve years old.) de doze anos* * *[twelv] n 1 número doze. 2 série de doze. • adj doze. the Twelve os doze Apóstolos. the twelve tables as doze tábuas com as leis romanas.
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