Twelfth

/twɛlfθ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The number that is one more than eleven; 12.

The twelfth of the month is when the event will take place.

One of twelve equal parts of something; a fraction representing one part out of twelve.

Each twelfth of the pie was served to the guests.

adjective

Positioned number twelve in a sequence; being one of twelve equal parts.

She finished in twelfth place in the race.

Relating to one of twelve equal parts of a whole.

He cut the cake into twelfths to share with everyone.

Old English 'twelfta', from 'twelve' + '-th', a suffix used for ordinals.

twelfth night:

The eve of the twelfth day of Christmas, celebrated as a festival.

twelfth hour:

The last moment or a critical point in time.

A way to refer to something annoying or burdensome.

That's just the twelfth hassle of the day.

An extra or unnecessary part or feature.

That design has a twelfth feature that nobody uses.