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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


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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

Because of its balmy climate, it has, notes the chief, a "twelvemonth crime culture."

From Time Magazine Archive

Bolivia, Paraguay and Ecuador as well had joined the rank of Rotary-possessing countries during the last twelvemonth, and Rotarians welcomed their representatives last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr Millar told me that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty-five copies of it.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

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