twelfth

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /twɛlfθ/, [tʰw̥ɛlfθ], [tʰw̥ɛl̪θ], [tʰw̥ɛlʷf]

Adjective

twelfth (not comparable)

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

   The answer appears on the twelfth page of the book.

   She finished twelfth in the race.

Synonyms

• (ordinal form of twelve) 12th, 12^th; XII (in names of monarchs and popes); dozenth

Translations

• French: (before the noun) douzième, (in names of monarchs and popes) douze (after the name)
• German: zwölfte
• Italian: (before the noun) dodicesimo, (in names of monarchs and popes) dodicesimo (after the name)
• Portuguese: duodécimo, décimo segundo
• Russian: двена́дцатый
• Spanish: duodécimo, décimo segundo

Noun

twelfth (plural twelfths)

1. cln en One of twelve equal parts of a whole.

   A twelfth of 240 is 20.

   Five twelfths of the population voted in support of the proposal.

2. (music) An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth

Synonyms

• (one of twelve equal parts) dozenth

Translations

• French: douzième
• Italian: dodicesimo
• Spanish: doceavo

Translations

• Italian: duodecima

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