twelfth

/twɛlfθ/

noun

  1. 1

    One of twelve equal parts of a whole.

    A twelfth of 240 is 20.
  2. 2

    An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth

Synonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    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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