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Twelfth

/twɛlfθ/

One of twelve equal parts of a whole.

📖 Definitions of "Twelfth"

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

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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