Twelfth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Twelfth is an adjective meaning The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
Meaning
The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
More Meanings
- One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
- (music) An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth.
Example Sentences
A twelfth of 240 is 20.
She finished twelfth in the race.
The answer appears on the twelfth page of the book.
Five twelfths of the population voted in support of the proposal.
Word Forms
- twelfe
- twelveth
- twelfths
Synonyms for twelfth
Depending on context, synonyms include dozenth, uncia, ordinal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ordinal, twenty-sixth, twenty-second, twenty-third, nineteenth, twentieth.
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