twelfth, th
(adjective) coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
twelfth, one-twelfth, twelfth part, duodecimal
(noun) one part in twelve equal parts
twelfth
(noun) position 12 in a countable series of things
Source: WordNet® 3.1
twelfth (not comparable)
The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
• (ordinal form of twelve): 12th, 12th, XIIth; XII (in names of monarchs and popes); dozenth
twelfth (plural twelfths)
One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
(music) An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth
• (one of twelve equal parts): dozenth
Source: Wiktionary
Twelfth, a. Etym: [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.)
Definition: An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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