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twelfth

(twĕlfth)

1. The ordinal number matching the number 12 in a series.

2. One of 12 equal parts.

[Middle English twelfthe, alteration of Old English twelfta; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

twelfth adv. & adj.

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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.

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 ()

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]

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twelfth

(twɛlfθ)

adj.

1. next after the eleventh; being the ordinal number for 12.

2. being one of 12 equal parts.

3. a twelfth part, esp. of one (1/12).

4. the twelfth member of a series.

[before 900; Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, Old English twelfta=twelf twelve + -ta -th²]

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Noun	1.	twelfth - position 12 in a countable series of things rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
	2.	twelfth - one part in twelve equal parts duodecimal, one-twelfth, twelfth part common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
Adj.	1.	twelfth - coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position 12th ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

Translations

الثاني عَشَرالثَّانِي عَشَرَجُزْء من 12

dvanáctýdvanáctina

tolvte

zwölft Zwölfte Zwölftel zwölfter

δωδέκατος

duodécimo doceavo

kaheteistkümnes

kahdestoista

douzième

dvanaesti

tizenkettediktizenkettedrész

tólfti

dodicesimo

十二番目の

열두 번째의

duodecimus

twaalfde

tolvte tolvtedel

dwunasty

décimo segundo duodécimo

двенадцатый

dvanástinadvanásty

dvanajstidvanajstina

tolfte

ลำดับที่สิบสอง

on ikincionikide bir1/1212.nci

thứ mười hai

十二分之一第十二个人或物第十二的

twelfth

[twelfθ]

A. ADJ → duodécimo

B. N (in series) → duodécimo/a m/f; (= fraction) → doceavo m
see fifth for usage

C. CPD Twelfth Night N → Día m de Reyes, Reyes mpl

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

twelfth

[ˈtwɛlfθ]

adj

(in order, series) → douzième
the twelfth floor → le douzième étage

(date) the twelfth of August → le douze août

n (= fraction) → douzième mtwelfth-grader [ˌtwɛlfθˈgreɪdə^r] n → élève mf de terminaleTwelfth Night n → la fête des Rois

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

twelfth

adj → zwölfte(r, s); a twelfth part → ein Zwölftel nt

n (in series) → Zwölfte(r, s); (= fraction) → Zwölftel nt ? also sixth

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

twelfth

[twɛlfθ]

1. adj → dodicesimo/a

2. n (in series) → dodicesimo/a; (fraction) → dodicesimo
for usage see fifth

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

twelve

(twelv) noun

1. the number or figure 12.

2. the age of 12.

adjective

1. 12 in number.

2. aged 12.

twelve-

having twelve (of something). a twelve-week delay.

ˈtwelfth (-fθ) noun

1. one of twelve equal parts.

2. (also adjective) (the) last of twelve (people, things etc); (the) next after the eleventh.

ˈtwelve-year-old noun

a person or animal who is twelve years old.

adjective

(of a person, animal or thing) that is twelve years old.

twelfth

→ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ dvanáctý tolvte zwölfter δωδέκατος duodécimo kahdestoista douzième dvanaesti dodicesimo 十二番目の 열두 번째의 twaalfde tolvte dwunasty décimo segundo двенадцатый tolfte ลำดับที่สิบสอง on ikinci thứ mười hai 第十二的

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And while the flames in the fireplace that worked, the triumphant strains of the Twelfth Mass rolled forth.