twelvemonth

[ twelv-muhnth ]

/ ˈtwɛlvˌmʌnθ /

noun Chiefly British.

a year.

Origin of twelvemonth

before 1050; Middle English twelfmoneth.See twelve, month

OTHER WORDS FROM twelvemonth

twelvemonthly, adverb

Words nearby twelvemonth

twelve, twelvefold, twelve-inch, twelve-mile limit, twelvemo, twelvemonth, twelve patriarchs, twelvepenny nail, twelve pitch, Twelver, Twelve Step

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Example sentences from the Web for twelvemonth

Spongy metallic iron is more energetic in its action than charcoal, and remains serviceable for a twelvemonth.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
A man should have this picture a twelvemonth in his collection before he can discover half its beauties!'
Caricature and Other Comic Art|James Parton.
Fintan: Amn't I tired telling you this day in the place of this day twelvemonth.
Three Wonder Plays|Lady I. A. Gregory
Twice, during the twelvemonth, he tackled pieces which he described to Madame Hanska.
Balzac|Frederick Lawton

As young Turner said, they might easily in this way swear him into jail for a twelvemonth.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for twelvemonth

twelvemonth

/ (ˈtwɛlvˌmʌnθ) /

noun

mainly British an archaic or dialect word for year

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单词	twelvemonth
释义	twelvemonth [ twelv-muhnth ] / ˈtwɛlvˌmʌnθ / noun Chiefly British. a year. Origin of twelvemonth before 1050; Middle English twelfmoneth.See twelve, month OTHER WORDS FROM twelvemonth twelvemonthly, adverb Words nearby twelvemonth twelve, twelvefold, twelve-inch, twelve-mile limit, twelvemo, twelvemonth, twelve patriarchs, twelvepenny nail, twelve pitch, Twelver, Twelve Step Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for twelvemonth Spongy metallic iron is more energetic in its action than charcoal, and remains serviceable for a twelvemonth. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley A man should have this picture a twelvemonth in his collection before he can discover half its beauties!' Caricature and Other Comic Art\|James Parton. Fintan: Amn't I tired telling you this day in the place of this day twelvemonth. Three Wonder Plays\|Lady I. A. Gregory Twice, during the twelvemonth, he tackled pieces which he described to Madame Hanska. Balzac\|Frederick Lawton As young Turner said, they might easily in this way swear him into jail for a twelvemonth. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant\|Alexander Johnstone Wilson British Dictionary definitions for twelvemonth twelvemonth / (ˈtwɛlvˌmʌnθ) / noun mainly British an archaic or dialect word for year Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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