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twelvemonth

American  
[twelv-muhnth] / ˈtwɛlvˌmʌnθ /

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. a year.


twelvemonth British  
/ ˈtwɛlvˌmʌnθ /

noun

  1. an archaic or dialect word for year

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of twelvemonth

before 1050; Middle English twelfmoneth. See twelve, month

Example Sentences

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The other three gain and lose little more than a twelvemonth on him.

From The Guardian Jan. 23, 2013

A twelvemonth sinceI knew her not at all.Our hearths were crowded thenbut now it is fittingthat one of them bides cold.A fire shared is a fire cheaper by far.

From The Guardian Jun. 28, 2010

Nay, the Table Round hath more mouthes in this twelvemonth fedd than ever it didde the whiles Kyng Arthur supped him there.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both the Treaty and the ship have had to weather grueling vicissitudes during the past twelvemonth.

From Time Magazine Archive

A man should have this picture a twelvemonth in his collection before he can discover half its beauties!'

From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by Parton, James

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