twelvehundred

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A form of twelve hundred — The start of the thirteenth hour of the day on the 24-hour clock, i.e. 12:00, which generally coincides with noon in local time.

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  1. alternativechiefly non-native speakers' EnglishAlternative form of twelve hundred.

    2010, Dieter Mehl, The Middle English Romances of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries (Routledge Revivals), p. 25. Thus, it is surely significant that there is such a large number of poems of between about five and twelvehundred lines each.

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    The wealth of characters to be found in the plays of the period - I have not verified the statement that Shakespeare's contain in all twelvehundred - does not exhaust their infinite variety...

    1921, Adolphus William Ward, Collected papers: historical, literary, travel and miscellaneous, page 310

    ...commits or tolerates acts knowing that they may expose ship or cargo to being seized, stopped or detained, shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding twelvehundred guilders.

    1951, Netherlands Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Consular Manual, p. 11
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