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Twelfth

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ]

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Orangemen's Day.
  2. One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
  3. An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth.

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Examples

“A twelfth of 240 is 20.”
“Five twelfths of the population voted in support⟳ of the proposal.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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See also

Twelfth cake twelfth cranial nerve Twelfth Day twelfth day cake twelfth grade twelfth grader

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