Twelfth
adjective
1.
next after the eleventh; being the ordinal number for 12.
2.
being one of 12 equal parts.
noun
3.
a twelfth part, especially of one (1/12).
4.
the twelfth member of a series.
adjective
1.
(usually prenominal)
coming after the eleventh in number or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of twelve: often written 12th
(as noun): the twelfth of the month
noun
2.
one of 12 equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
(as modifier): a twelfth part
3.
the fraction equal to one divided by 12 (1/12)
4.
(music)
an interval of one octave plus a fifth
one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other
an organ stop sounding a note one octave and a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed
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