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Definitions by Tom Christmas

Firsteen 

Eleven (11). Used, as an alternate word, by those who wish to rid the English-speaking number system of remnants of an extinct base-12 number system and to de-anomalise the ubiquitous base-10 (decimal) system.

See seconteen
"What's the time?", asks Archimedes.
"It's firsteen past seconteen in the afternoon! (12:11pm)", replies Apollonius.
Firsteen by Tom Christmas February 18, 2004

seconteen 

Twelve (12). Used, as an alternate word, by those who wish to rid the English-speaking number system of remnants of an extinct base-12 number system and de-anomalise the ubiquitous base-10 (decimal) system.

See firsteen
"Seconteen months hath one year", quoth Wittingstein. "And twice seconteen maketh one day", addeth Kant. "Of that we can both be sure!"
seconteen by Tom Christmas February 18, 2004