one twelfth

/wʌn twɛlfθ/
adjective
  1. Being one of twelve equal parts.
    • They divided the land into one-twelfth sections.
    • A one-twelfth share of the profits was given to each partner.
    • The recipe calls for a one-twelfth cup of vanilla extract.
noun
  1. One of twelve equal parts of something; the fraction 1/12.
    • A month is roughly one-twelfth of a year.
    • She ate one-twelfth of the pizza, leaving the rest for her friends.
    • He inherited one-twelfth of the family estate.
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