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twelfth [twɛlfθ] adj (Mathematics) (usually prenominal) a. coming after the eleventh in number or counting order, position, time, etc.; being the ordinal number of twelve: often written 12th b. (as noun) the twelfth of the month n
1. (Mathematics) a. one of 12 equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc. b. (as modifier) a twelfth part 2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by 12 (1/12) 3. (Music, other) Music a. an interval of one octave plus a fifth b. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other c. an organ stop sounding a note one octave and a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed [from Old English twelfta] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations twelfth [twelfθ] A. ADJ → duodécimo twelfth twelfth [twɛlfθ] 1. adj → dodicesimo/a twelfth [twɛlfθ] 1. adj → dodicesimo/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 1066 TO ABOUT 1350 [Footnote: Scott's 'Ivanhoe,' the best-known work of fiction dealing with any part of this period, is interesting, but as a picture of life at the end of the twelfth century is very misleading. The Caporali families date back to the twelfth century. Tim's head being powdered like a twelfth cake, and his spectacles copied with great nicety, strangers detected a close resemblance to him at the first glance, and this leading them to suspect that the other must be his wife, and emboldening them to say so without scruple, Mrs Linkinwater grew very proud of these achievements in time, and considered them among the most successful likenesses she had ever painted. |
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