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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
twelfth
    adj 1: coming next after the eleventh and just before the
           thirteenth in position [syn: twelfth, 12th]
    n 1: position 12 in a countable series of things
    2: one part in twelve equal parts [syn: one-twelfth,
       twelfth, twelfth part, duodecimal]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Twelfth \Twelfth\ (tw[e^]lfth), a. [For twelft, OE. twelfte, AS.
   twelfta. See Twelve.]
   1. Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven
      others; -- the ordinal of twelve.
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   2. Constituting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into
      which anything is divided.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Twelfth \Twelfth\, n.
   1. The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve
      equal parts of one whole.
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   2. The next in order after the eleventh.
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   3. (Mus.) An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.
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