twelfth
Americanadjective
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next after the eleventh; being the ordinal number for 12.
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being one of 12 equal parts.
noun
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a twelfth part, especially of one (1/12).
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the twelfth member of a series.
adjective
noun
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one of 12 equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
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( as modifier )
a twelfth part
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the fraction equal to one divided by 12 ( 1/ 12 )
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music
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an interval of one octave plus a fifth
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one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other
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an organ stop sounding a note one octave and a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed
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Etymology
Origin of twelfth
before 900; Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, Old English twelfta, equivalent to twelf twelve + -ta -th 2
Example Sentences
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On my twelfth birthday I thought of nothing else.
From Literature
Much less familiar is Guglielmo of Malavalle, a twelfth century hermit venerated by the Augustinians for defeating a dragon using a simple wooden staff shaped like a pitchfork.
From Science Daily
The shawl’s embroidered with red and pink roses and was a gift for my twelfth birthday.
From Literature
The Patriots, who already boasted the most Super Bowl appearances with 11, will now have their twelfth showing on American football's biggest stage, and a chance to vie for a record seventh Lombardi trophy.
From Barron's
One of the largest nationwide anti-government protests took place on Thursday, the twelfth night of demonstrations.
From BBC
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