twelve-inch

[ twelv-inch ]

/ ˈtwɛlvˌɪntʃ /

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noun

a phonograph record twelve inches in diameter, especially one with two or more remixes of the same song.

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Words nearby twelve-inch

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How to use twelve-inch in a sentence

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When twelve people are killed by violence, whoever they are, for whatever reason, that is a tragedy and a waste.
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Twelve-year-old dance prodigy Maddie Ziegler has suffered the wrath of Dance Moms tyrant Abby Lee Miller.
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When it was announced that Jourdan Dunn would be the first black model to cover British Vogue in twelve years it made me sad.
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Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Neil Patrick Harris in fishnets, high heels, and glitter could be a great gag.
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It was close upon twelve o'clock, and the "Rooms" had been open to the public for two hours.
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At twelve, or fifteen, or sixteen, or twenty it was decided that they should stop learning.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
In the next chapter he gives his twelve disciples authority over demons.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
With twelve hundred foes around us, we had plenty to occupy all our thoughts and attention.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
We had been twelve hours in the saddle, and had ridden over nearly a hundred miles of ground.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for twelve-inch

twelve-inch

noun

a gramophone record 12 inches in diameter and played at 45 revolutions per minute, usually containing an extended remix of a single

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