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Second :: Second (a.) In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n., 8..

Twelfth :: Twelfth (n.) The next in order after the eleventh.

Elul :: Elul (n.) The sixth month of the Jewish year, by the sacred reckoning, or the twelfth, by the civil reckoning, corresponding nearly to the month of September..

Twelfth-night :: Twelfth-night (n.) The evening of Epiphany, or the twelfth day after Christmas, observed as a festival by various churches..

Ounce :: Ounce (n.) The twelfth part of a troy pound.

Twelfth :: Twelfth (a.) Consisting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which anything is divided..

Twelfth :: Twelfth (n.) An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.

Line :: Line (n.) A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch.

Sign :: Sign (n.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.

Pisces :: Pisces (n. pl.) The twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked / in almanacs..

Semisextile :: Semisextile (n.) An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other the twelfth part of a circle, or thirty degrees..

Twelfthtide :: Twelfthtide (n.) The twelfth day after Christmas; Epiphany; -- called also Twelfth-day.

Thirteenth :: Thirteenth (a.) Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; -- the ordinal of thirteen; as, the thirteenth day of the month..

Twelfth :: Twelfth (a.) Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; -- the ordinal of twelve.

Penny :: Penny (n.) An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of denarius)..

Fish :: Fish (n.) The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces.

Harmonics :: Harmonics (n.) Secondary and less distinct tones which accompany any principal, and apparently simple, tone, as the octave, the twelfth, the fifteenth, and the seventeenth. The name is also applied to the artificial tones produced by a string or column of air, when the impulse given to it suffices only to make a part of the string or column vibrate; overtones..

Inch :: Inch (n.) A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime ('), composed of twelve seconds (''), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic..

Fructidor :: Fructidor (n.) The twelfth month of the French republican calendar; -- commencing August 18, and ending September 16. See Vendemiaire..

December :: December (n.) The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice..

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