Twelveth vs. Twelfth

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  • Twelveth (adjective)

    twelfth.

  • Twelfth (adjective)

    The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

    “The answer appears on the twelfth page of the book.”

    “She finished twelfth in the race.”

  • Twelfth (noun)

    One of twelve equal parts of a whole.

    “A twelfth of 240 is 20.”

    “Five twelfths of the population voted in support of the proposal.”

  • Twelfth (noun)

    An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth

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