Twelfth definition

twĕlfth
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.

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The one following the eleventh.
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The ordinal number matching the number 12 in a series.
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Preceded by eleven others in a series; 12th.
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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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One of 12 equal parts.
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Designating any of the twelve equal parts of something.
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Any of the twelve equal parts of something;112
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In the twelfth place, rank, group, etc.
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(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.

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(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.

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(music) An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
twelfth
Plural:
twelfths

Origin of twelfth

  • Middle English twelfthe alteration of Old English twelfta dwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Twelfth Sentence Examples

  • The Twelfth Army is on its way back from Europe.

  • The Twelfth Army settled into Arkansas about a week ago.

  • On the twelfth of July, on the eve of that action, there was a heavy storm of rain and hail.

  • By this permutation, Aleph, the first letter of the alphabet, becomes Lamed, the twelfth letter; Beth becomes Mem, and so on.

  • For the next year the first word of the first series is combined with the eleventh of the second, then the second of the first series with the twelfth of the second, after this the third of the first series with the first of the second, and so on till the sixtieth combination, when the last of the first series concurs with the last of the second.

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