"twelvish" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtwɛlvɪʃ/ Forms: twelveish [alternative]
Etymology: From twelve + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|twelve|ish}} twelve + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} twelvish (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Of about twelve years of age. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-twelvish-en-adj-FQ6KMVVX Categories (other): Twelve Disambiguation of Twelve: 59 41

Noun

IPA: /ˈtwɛlvɪʃ/ Forms: twelveish [alternative]
Etymology: From twelve + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|twelve|ish}} twelve + -ish Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} twelvish (uncountable)
  1. (colloquial) Any time close to 12 o'clock. Tags: colloquial, uncountable Hyponyms: midnightish, noonish
    Sense id: en-twelvish-en-noun-Yda3QP3X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80

Alternative forms

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