twelfth

(noun, adjective)

adjective

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

Similar word(s): ordinal

Sentences with twelfth as an adjective:

- The answer appears on the twelfth page of the book.

- She finished twelfth in the race.

noun

1. position 12 in a countable series of things

Definition categories: link, rank

2. one part in twelve equal parts

Similar word(s): duodecimal

Definition categories: quantity

Sentences with twelfth as a noun:

- A twelfth of 240 is 20.

- Five twelfths of the population voted in support of the proposal.