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Definition of twelfth - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
sequenceposition 12 in a countable series
- He finished in twelfth at the race.
2.
fractionone of twelve equal parts of a whole
- She ate a twelfth of the pizza.
Adjective
numbersbeing the ordinal number of twelve
- The twelfth chapter of the book is exciting.
Expressions with twelfth
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supportive home crowd in football
The fans acted as the twelfth man during the game.
one part in twelve equal parts
She received a twelfth part of the inheritance.
final year of high school in the US
She graduated from twelfth grade last year.
student in the twelfth grade, usually final year of high school
My brother is a twelfth grader this year.
nerve that controls tongue movement for speech and swallowing
The twelfth cranial nerve helps you speak and swallow.
Origin of twelfth
Old English, twelf (two left)
Terms with twelfth included in their meaning
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abr: December
twelfth month of the year in the calendar
morning
the start of the twelfth hour of the day
ordinal
coming after the twelfth in order
abr: Kindergarten through 12th grade
school grades from kindergarten to twelfth grade
chemistry
average mass of an atom compared to one twelfth of carbon-12
historical coin
old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou
Canadian football
twelfth player with a flexible role
religion
the disappearance of the Twelfth Imam in Shia Islam
history
related to the twelfth century
volume
one twelfth of an acre-foot
Jewish calendar
twelfth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year
astrology
twelfth astrological house linked to misfortune
astrology
twelfth astrological house linked with misfortune
abr: December
twelfth month of the year
calendar
the twelfth month in the Islamic calendar
religion
twelfth month of the Islamic calendar
Islamic calendar
the twelfth month in the Islamic calendar
calendar
the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar
twelfth position
pertaining to the twelfth in a series
mathematics
of the twelfth order or position
calendar
twelfth month of the civil year in Jewish calendar
calendar
twelfth month of the Jewish calendar
French calendar
twelfth month of the French Republican Calendar
medical
twelfth cranial nerve controlling tongue muscles
Examples of twelfth in a sentence
The twelfth in line will receive a special prize. He received a twelfth of the inheritance. A twelfth of the cake was left. She was the twelfth person to arrive. The twelfth day of Christmas is celebrated with joy.
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- French:douzième, partie sur douze, ...
- German:Zwölfter, zwölfte, ...
- Italian:dodicesimo, ...
- Spanish:duodécimo, décimo segundo, ...
- Portuguese:décimo segundo, 12º, ...
- Chinese:第十二名, 第十二号的, ...
- Japanese:12位, 第十二の, ...
- Arabic:ثَانِي عَشَر, الثُّنْي, ...
- Hebrew:שְּׁנֵים עָשָׂר, שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר, ...
- Russian:двенадцатое место, двенадцатый, ...
- Ukrainian:дванадцятий, дванадцята, ...
- Hindi:बारहवाँ, बारहवाँ हिस्सा, ...
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