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12
Curated entry for 12.
Numerological root
1+2=3
3
— the speaker
readings
Cultural — the named echo
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Dozen
Twelve has more divisors than ten, which is why bakers, jurors, and clock-makers prefer it. 'Baker's dozen' is thirteen — a hedge against being caught short.
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Twelve signs of the zodiac
Aries through Pisces. Twelve also gives the Chinese zodiac its full cycle (Rat through Pig) and the hours of the clock face.
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Twelve disciples
The apostles of Jesus. Twelve tribes of Israel before that.
Major — the phonetic cipher
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within, down, teen, done, thing, town
consonant skeleton t·d·n — 20 candidates in the dictionary
Math — the property
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First abundant number
The sum of its proper divisors (1+2+3+4+6 = 16) exceeds 12 itself.