twelfθ n. & adj. --n. 1
the position in a
sequence corresponding to the
number 12 in the sequence 1-12. 2
something occupying
this position. 3
each of
twelve equal parts of a
thing. 4 Mus. a an
interval or chord spanning an
octave and a
fifth in the
diatonic scale. b a
note separated
from another by this interval. --adj.
that is the twelfth. øTwelfth
Day 6
Jan., the twelfth day
after Christmas, the
festival of the
Epiphany. twelfth
man a
reserve member of a cricket
team. Twelfth
Night the
evening of 5 Jan., the
eve of the Epiphany. twelfth
part =
sense 3 of n. øøtwelfthly adv. [OE twelfta (as TWELVE)]