twelfth

twelfth is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.Consisting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which anything is divided.
  2. 2.The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one whole.
  3. 3.The next in order after the eleventh.
  4. 4.(Mus.) An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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  • Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
  • Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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