An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
TWELFTH
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
Etymology
Adjective
twelfth (not comparable)
The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
Synonyms
• (ordinal form of twelve): 12th, 12th, XIIth; XII (in names of monarchs and popes); dozenth
Noun
twelfth (plural twelfths)
One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
(music) An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth
Synonyms
• (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
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