[syn: twelfth, 12th]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Twelfth \Twelfth\ (tw[e^]lfth), a. [For twelft, OE. twelfte, AS.
twelfta. See Twelve.]
1. Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven
others; -- the ordinal of twelve.
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2. Constituting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into
which anything is divided.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Twelfth \Twelfth\, n.
1. The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve
equal parts of one whole.
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2. The next in order after the eleventh.
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3. (Mus.) An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
twelfth
adj 1: coming next after the eleventh and just before the
thirteenth in position [syn: twelfth, 12th]
n 1: position 12 in a countable series of things
2: one part in twelve equal parts [syn: one-twelfth,
twelfth, twelfth part, duodecimal]