twelfth day

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [twelfth dey]
- /twɛlfθ deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [twelfth dey]
- /twɛlfθ deɪ/

Definitions of twelfth day words

noun twelfth day the 12th day after Christmas, January 6, on which the festival of the Epiphany is celebrated: formerly observed as the last day of the Christmas festivities. 1
noun twelfth day Jan 6, the twelfth day after Christmas and the feast of the Epiphany, formerly observed as the final day of the Christmas celebrations 0
noun twelfth day (as modifier) 0
modifier twelfth day of or relating to January 6th, the twelfth day after Christmas and the feast of the Epiphany, formerly observed as the final day of the Christmas celebrations 0
noun twelfth day the twelfth day (Jan. 6) after Christmas, traditionally the end of the Christmas season; Epiphany 0

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Origin of twelfth day

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English

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Parts of speech for Twelfth day

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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twelfth day popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

twelfth day usage trend in Literature

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