twelfth

twelfth

T0434000 (twĕlfth)n.1. The ordinal number matching the number 12 in a series.2. One of 12 equal parts.

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

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twelfth adv. & adj.

twelfth

(twɛlfθ) adj (Mathematics) (usually prenominal) a. coming after the eleventh in number or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of twelve: often written 12thb. (as noun): the twelfth of the month. n1. (Mathematics) a. one of 12 equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etcb. (as modifier): a twelfth part. 2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by 12 ()3. (Music, other) music a. an interval of one octave plus a fifthb. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the otherc. an organ stop sounding a note one octave and a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed[from Old English twelfta]

twelfth

(twɛlfθ)

adj. 1. next after the eleventh; being the ordinal number for 12. 2. being one of 12 equal parts. n. 3. a twelfth part, esp. of one (1/12). 4. the twelfth member of a series. [before 900; Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, Old English twelfta=twelf twelve + -ta -th²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twelfth - position 12 in a countable series of thingsrank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
	2.	twelfth - one part in twelve equal partsduodecimal, one-twelfth, twelfth partcommon fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
Adj.	1.	twelfth - coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position12thordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

Translations

十二分之一第十二个人或物第十二的

twelve

(twelv) noun1. the number or figure 12. 十二 十二2. the age of 12. 十二歲 十二岁 adjective1. 12 in number. 十二個 十二个2. aged 12. 十二歲了 十二岁了twelve- having twelve (of something). a twelve-week delay. (前綴)十二......的 （前缀）十二......的 ˈtwelfth (-fθ) noun1. one of twelve equal parts. 十二分之一 十二分之一2. (also adjective) (the) last of twelve (people, things etc); (the) next after the eleventh. 第十二個(人或物) 第十二个（人或物） ˈtwelve-year-old noun a person or animal who is twelve years old. 十二歲 十二岁 adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is twelve years old. 十二歲(年)的 十二岁（年）的

twelfth

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