twelvemonth
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- twelvemonthly adverb
Etymology
Origin of twelvemonth
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
Police doubled anti-looting squads sent nightly to prowl in freshly bombed districts; magistrates doubled penalties, sometimes gave the twelvemonth maximum.
From Time Magazine Archive
A shadow seemed to lie all through that final number, with its reprint of favorite drawings from the spent twelvemonth.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1721 nothing of importance was produced, but in the next twelvemonth three capital works appeared.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
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