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Webster 1913 Edition
Twelfth
1.
Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; – the ordinal of twelve.
2.
Constituting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which anything is divided.
Twelfth
,Noun.
1.
The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one whole.
2.
The next in order after the eleventh.
3.
(Mus.)
An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Twelfth
TWELFTH
,Adj.
Definition 2024
twelfth
twelfth
English
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| Cardinal : twelve Ordinal : twelfth Multiplier : twelvefold | ||
Alternative forms
- twelfe (obsolete, but the corresponding pronunciation /twɛlf/ is still widespread today)
- twelveth (obsolete)
Adjective
twelfth (not comparable)
- (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
- The answer appears on the twelfth page of the book.
- She finished twelfth in the race.
Synonyms
Translations
ordinal form of twelve
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Noun
twelfth (plural twelfths)
- (fractional) One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
- A twelfth of 240 is 20.
- Five twelfths of the population voted in support of the proposal.
- (music) An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth
Synonyms
- (one of twelve equal parts): dozenth
Translations
one of twelve equal parts of a whole
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interval
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