12th

Thân thiện

The student is studying for her 12th grade final exams.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position: This is an ordinal number used to indicate the position of something in a sequence that follows the 11th item and precedes the 13th.

Usage

• The adjective "12th" is used before a noun to specify its order in a series.
• It is commonly written with the numeral ("12th") or the word ("twelfth").

Examples

• Adjective:
  • She finished in 12th place in the marathon.
  • We are studying the 12th chapter of the history book.
  • His 12th birthday party is next weekend.

Advanced Usage

• "The 12th of Never": An idiomatic phrase meaning a time that will never come.
  • I'll get that report done by the 12th of Never.
• "12th man": In sports, particularly American football, this term refers to the fans, considered as an extra player providing support and home-field advantage.
  • The crowd was so loud they truly acted as the 12th man.

Variants and Related Words

• Twelfth (adj, n): The standard word form for the ordinal number 12th.
  • This is the twelfth time I've called you. (Adjective)
  • He was born on the twelfth of July. (Noun, referring to the day of the month)
• Twelve (n, adj): The cardinal number 12.
  • There are twelve months in a year.

Synonyms

• Twelfth: The word form is a direct synonym.
• Duodecimo (adj): A technical or literary term meaning twelfth, often used in the context of book sizes.

Related Phrases

• 12th grade: (Compound noun) The final year of secondary school in the United States.
  • My daughter is a senior in 12th grade.
• 12th century: (Compound noun) The period from the years 1101 to 1200.
  • This castle was built in the 12th century.

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• twelfth