| 单词 | twelfth |
| 释义 | twelfth 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. Phrases and idioms Twelfth 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. Derivatives twelfthly adv. Etymology: OE twelfta (as TWELVE) |
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