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- [twelfth]
- /twɛlfθ/
- /twelfθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [twelfth]
- /twɛlfθ/
Definitions of twelfth word
- adjective twelfth next after the eleventh; being the ordinal number for 12. 1
- adjective twelfth being one of 12 equal parts. 1
- noun twelfth a twelfth part, especially of one (1/12). 1
- noun twelfth the twelfth member of a series. 1
- adjective twelfth item, person: 12th in series, list 1
- noun twelfth fraction: 12th part 1
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Origin of twelfth
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, Old English twelfta, equivalent to twelf twelve + -ta -th2
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Parts of speech for Twelfth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
twelfth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
twelfth usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for twelfth
adj twelfth
- duodecimal — pertaining to twelfths or to the number 12.
- duodenary — duodecimal.
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