twelfth

[twelfth]

adjective

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

2. being one of 12 equal parts.

noun

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

2. the twelfth member of a series.

twelfth

/ twɛlfθ /

adjective

1. (usually prenominal)

   1. coming after the eleventh in number or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of twelve: often written 12th

   2. ( as noun )

      the twelfth of the month

noun

1. 1. one of 12 equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a twelfth part

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

3. music

   1. an interval of one octave plus a fifth

   2. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other

   3. an organ stop sounding a note one octave and a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed

Word History and Origins

Origin of twelfth¹

before 900; Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, Old English twelfta, equivalent to twelf twelve + -ta -th ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of twelfth¹

from Old English twelfta

Example Sentences

Yet when she spoke, her tone was chatty, as if it were some other kindhearted housekeeper who had just been overcome with tears for the twelfth time that day.

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The maqāma genre emerged in the late tenth century and became especially popular from the twelfth century onward.

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Their places in the line of succession will also stay the same, with Beatrice in ninth and Eugenie in twelfth place.

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Andrew remains eighth in line to the crown, followed by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth place respectively.

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The record, her twelfth studio release and a collaboration with “Red,” “1989” and “Reputation” producers Max Martin and Shellback,” has received . . . mixed reviews.

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