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English Dictionary: twelfth	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
twelfth adj coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position Synonym(s): twelfth, 12th n position 12 in a countable series of things one part in twelve equal parts Synonym(s): one-twelfth, twelfth, twelfth part, duodecimal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twelfth \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twelfth \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.