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Meaning of twelfth

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

twelfth

Pronunciation:/twɛlfθ//twɛlfθ/

noun

Definitions

  1. One of twelve equal parts of a whole.

    Example: A twelfth of 240 is 20.

  2. An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth

adjective

Definitions

  1. The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

    Example: She finished twelfth in the race.