twelfth
twelfth
Definition
twelfth (twelft̸h)
adjective
- preceded by eleven others in a series; 12th
- designating any of the twelve equal parts of something
noun
- the one following the eleventh
- any of the twelve equal parts of something;
adverb
in the twelfth place, rank, group, etc.
twelfth
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- finish: My whole upper body and arms felt tense and I finished twelfth which was the best I could do.
- reflect: The invoice will reflect one twelfth of the Annual Value of the agreement as per schedule 1A.
- come: We came a creditable twelfth at the contest, in what is always a strong field.
- rank: The Group ranks twelfth in the regional league table of newspaper publishing houses in the UK.
Adjective modifier
- first: The first Twelfth I took part in was when I walked with my uncle's lodge.
Preposition: on
- grid: Ian Evans who had started twelfth on the grid, and who thrives in the rain, manged a very credible fourth place!
Used with adjective complement
- finish: Switzerland finished tenth in the medals table, and Austria finished twelfth.
Modifies a noun
- century: Among them I spotted the twelfth century St Mary's Church, the oldest in Bergen.
- birthday: Happy twelfth birthday, Thursday, June 10, 1999.
- chapter: It occurs in the twelfth chapter of Luke's Gospel.
- verse: We will continue our reading at the twelfth verse of the next chapter.
- grade: High School Diploma Upon satisfactory completion of twelfth grade, the student receives a ' high school diploma ' .
- ad: The backward sloping eyes almond shaped eyes suggest a date in the eleventh to very early twelfth century AD.
Preposition: in
- series: Awards Program 2005 The 2005 IChemE Awards program is the twelfth in the series since 1994.
- line: Twelfth in line to the British throne, David follows the Queen's children and grandchildren in the line of succession.
Preposition: of
- value: The invoice will reflect one twelfth of the Annual Value of the agreement as per schedule 1A.
- entitlement: Under such an accrual system, leave is built up monthly in advance at the rate of one twelfth of the annual entitlement.
- series: Clicking on Canals No 12 - The twelfth of a regular series of articles on waterways on the internet.
- interest: Tesco, for example, offers a Bonus card whereby the account holder is repaid a twelfth of interest accrued on the card.
- year: For the purpose of calculating payment for the remainder of the first month, all months are taken as one twelfth of the year.
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