twelfth

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adjective

The definition of twelfth is something that is preceded by eleven others.
If there are 11 people in front of you, this is an example of a time when you are the twelfth.

noun

Twelfth is the one after the eleventh, or is 1/12 of anything that is divided into 12 equal parts.
If a pie is cut into twelve pieces and you are given one of the pieces, this is an example of when you are given a twelfth.

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twelfth

preceded by eleven others in a series; 12th
designating any of the twelve equal parts of something

Origin of twelfth

Middle English twelfthe from Old English twelfta: see twelve and -th

the one following the eleventh
any of the twelve equal parts of something;

in the twelfth place, rank, group, etc.

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twelfth

noun

The ordinal number matching the number 12 in a series.
One of 12 equal parts.

Origin of twelfth

Middle English twelfthe alteration of Old English twelfta ; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.

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Adjective

(not comparable)

(ordinal) The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
The answer appears on the twelfth page of the book.
She finished twelfth in the race.

Noun

(plural twelfths)

(fractional) One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
A twelfth of 240 is 20.
Five twelfths of the population voted in support of the proposal.
(music) An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth

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