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Meaning of 'twelfth' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Twelfth [ a.]
- Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; -- the ordinal of twelve.
- Consisting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which anything is divided.
2 . Twelfth [ n.]
- The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one whole.
- The next in order after the eleventh.
- An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.

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