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twelfth
noun
adjective
One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
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/twɛlfθ/ /twɛlfθ/
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noun
One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
“A twelfth of 240 is 20.”
An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth
adjective
The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
“She finished twelfth in the race.”
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Example Sentences
A twelfth of 240 is 20.
She finished twelfth in the race.
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