Twelfth

noun

/twɛlfθ/

Word Frequency: 5.8

Definitions

1.nounOne of twelve equal parts of a whole.

"A twelfth of 240 is 20."

2.nounAn interval equal to an octave plus a fifth

3.adjectiveThe 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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