0 12th written as a word: --
Our next meeting is on the twelfth (of May).
2 (a person or thing) coming immediately after the eleventh and before all others: --
The difficulty is that we are not having theoretical twelfths per month.
Will the price contract be made for the other eleven-twelfths?
Let us suppose that eleven-twelfths of the supplies will not be exploited.
We will also need to agree on clear collaboration principles and, if necessary, we will need some rules on provisional twelfths.
The court made clear that there are several unsatisfactory aspects in the manner in which the provisional twelfths regime currently operates.
By taking that action about seven-twelfths of a teacher's salary is saved.
Under the terms of the treaty, the provisional twelfths regime operates.
One can see a grave objection to that, because clearly the employee has at any rate paid five-twelfths of the contribution.