twelfth

English

/twɛlfθ/

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English twelfthe inherited from Old English twelfta (twelfth) inherited from Proto-Germanic *twaliftô (twelfth) affix from English twelve.

Origin

English

twelve

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