twelfth

[ twelfth ]

/ twɛlfθ /

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adjective

next after the eleventh; being the ordinal number for 12.

being one of 12 equal parts.

noun

a twelfth part, especially of one (1/12).

the twelfth member of a series.

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Words related to twelfth

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Origin of twelfth

before 900; Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, Old English twelfta, equivalent to twelf twelve + -ta -th²

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Examples from the Web for twelfth

He also has a best supporting actor nomination for his mincing, lovestruck Olivia in Twelfth Night.
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There was much better drag this season—like Mark Rylance [in Twelfth Night].
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The Armory Show, located at Twelfth Avenue and 55th Street, will be on display until March 9th and is open from 12pm—7pm daily.
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Editor's note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated Mark Rylance's role in Twelfth Night.
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Yeah, I did a school play, Twelfth Night, and I played Olivia when I was 12 at Bedales School.
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But the Dafydd of Scotland came more than a century earlier, being born at the end of the twelfth century.
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As the boat glides up to the dock, the ancient castle, built in the twelfth century, is pointed out.
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In England, as elsewhere, the growth of the towns was one of the most marked features of the twelfth century.
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The twelfth day after we had crossed over the river from Luxemburg found us marching into Coblenz.
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In the midst of these immortal five hundred images is that of "Marco Polo," who visited here in the twelfth century.
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British Dictionary definitions for twelfth

twelfth

/ (twɛlfθ) /

adjective

(usually prenominal)

coming after the eleventh in number or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of twelve: often written 12th
(as noun)the twelfth of the month

noun

one of 12 equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
(as modifier)a twelfth part

the fraction equal to one divided by 12 (1/12)

music

an interval of one octave plus a fifth
one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other
an organ stop sounding a note one octave and a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed

Word Origin for twelfth

from Old English twelfta

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