Difference between Twelfth and Twelve

What is the difference between Twelfth and Twelve?

Twelfth as a numeral is the ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence. while Twelve as a numeral is the cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in roman numerals as xii and in arabic numerals as 12.

Twelfth

Part of speech: abbreviation

Definition: One of twelve equal parts of a whole. An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth

Part of speech: numeral

Definition: The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

Twelve

Part of speech: numeral

Definition: The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Roman numerals as XII and in Arabic numerals as 12.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A group of twelve items.

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