twelfth
/twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ]noun, adjective1 syllable
Twelfth means: one part in twelve equal parts.
Synonyms for twelfth9
noun, as in one part in twelve equal parts
one-twelfth, twelfth part, duodecimal
adjective, as in coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
12th, ordinal
What does twelfth mean?3
noun
1
one part in twelve equal parts
2
position 12 in a countable series of things
adjective
1
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Twelfth in a sentence
- Right now my brother is in sixth grade, and my sister in twelfth.DJ_Saidez
- The old church on the hill dates back to the twelfth century.CK
- What day of the week is the twelfth?ddnktr
- December is the twelfth month of the year.Seael
- The twelfth infantry regiment suffered great losses during this skirmish.tieguy
- The twelfth month of the year is December.Babelball
- We ate some Twelfth-Night pancake this afternoon.slegros
- Today is the twelfth of August.ddnktr
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Forms of twelfth
as a noun
- plural
- twelfths