twelfth

Meanings

Plural: twelfths

Noun

position 12 in a countable series of things
one part in twelve equal parts
One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth.

Adjective Satellite

coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position

Adj

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

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, from Old English twelfta (“twelfth”), from Proto-Germanic *twaliftô (“twelfth”), equivalent to twelve + -th (ordinal suffix). Cognate with Scots twalt (“twelfth”), Saterland Frisian tweelfte (“twelfth”), West Frisian tolfde (“twelfth”), Dutch twaalfde (“twelfth”), German Low German twalfde, twalvde (“twelfth”), German zwölfte (“twelfth”), Danish tolvte (“twelfth”),
Swedish tolfte (“twelfth”), Icelandic tólfta (“twelfth”).

Synonyms

12th, dozenth, duodecimal, one-twelfth, twelfth part, uncia, XII, XIIth

Scrabble Score: 16

twelfth is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
twelfth is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 16

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