Definition of Twelfth

Twelfth

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

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

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

The next in order after the eleventh.

An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.

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Twelfth Quotations

I think by the time I was born, my parents had pretty well run the gauntlet with their kids. The novelty had kind of worn off by the time the twelfth child was born. I was lucky to get fed and changed, picked up and taken to school.
Owen Hart

Totalitarianism is feudalism in the twelfth century sense of the word.
Barbara Amiel

I loved doing Shakespeare. My two favorite roles, in fact, have been Viola in Twelfth Night and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Blythe Danner

If people suspect their Cattle Bewitched, if they be great Cattle, make the twelfth house their ascendant, and the eleventh their twelfth house, and vary your Rules with Judgment.
William Lilly

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Twelfth Translations

twelfth in Swedish is tolfte

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