About The Word Twelfth
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Twelfth
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What's The Definition Of Twelfth?
[n] position 12 in a countable series of things
[adj] coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position Synonyms | Synonyms for Twelfth: 12th | ordinal Related Terms | Find terms related to Twelfth: See Also | rank Twelfth In Webster's Dictionary \Twelfth\, a. [For twelft, OE. twelfte, AS. twelfta. See
{Twelve}.]
1. Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven
others; -- the ordinal of twelve.
2. Consisting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which
anything is divided.
\Twelfth\, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one whole. 2. The next in order after the eleventh. 3. (Mus.) An interval comprising an octave and a fifth. |
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