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twelfth

/twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ]noun, adjective1 syllable

Twelfth means: one part in twelve equal parts.

Synonyms for twelfth9

noun, as in one part in twelve equal parts

one-twelfth, twelfth part, duodecimal

adjective, as in coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position

12th, ordinal

also used for twelfth

XIIth, XII, dozenth, uncia

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What does twelfth mean?3

noun

1

one part in twelve equal parts

2

position 12 in a countable series of things

adjective

1

coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Twelfth in a sentence

  • Right now my brother is in sixth grade, and my sister in twelfth.DJ_Saidez
  • The old church on the hill dates back to the twelfth century.CK
  • What day of the week is the twelfth?ddnktr
  • December is the twelfth month of the year.Seael
  • The twelfth infantry regiment suffered great losses during this skirmish.tieguy
  • The twelfth month of the year is December.Babelball
  • We ate some Twelfth-Night pancake this afternoon.slegros
  • Today is the twelfth of August.ddnktr

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Forms of twelfth

as a noun

plural
twelfths