Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (a.) Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; -- the ordinal of twelve. 2. (a.) Consisting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which anything is divided. 3. (n.) The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one whole. 4. (n.) The next in order after the eleventh. 5. (n.) An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.
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