Twelfth (?), a. [For twelft, OE. twelfte, AS. twelfta. See Twelve.]

1.

Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; -- the ordinal of twelve.

2.

Consisting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which anything is divided.

 

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Twelfth, n.

1.

The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one whole.

2.

The next in order after the eleventh.

3. Mus.

An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.

 

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