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• twelfth — O.E. twelfta, cognate with O.N. tolfti, O.Fris. twelefta, O.H.G. zwelifto, Ger. zwölfte (see TWELVE (Cf. twelve)). O.E. twelftan niht Twelfth Night, the eve of Epiphany, which comes twelve days after Christmas, formerly was a time of merrymaking …   Etymology dictionary

• Twelfth-night — «TWEHLFTH NYT», noun. the evening (or sometimes the eve) of Twelfth day or Epiphany, often celebrated as the end of the Christmas festivities …   Useful english dictionary

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• Twelfth Night (holiday) — Infobox Holiday holiday name = Twelfth Night type = Christian caption = observedby = Christians date = 5 January / 6 January (see text) observances = Traditional foods consumed, parties, Christmas decorations taken down relatedto = Twelve Days of …   Wikipedia

• Twelfth Night — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see Twelfth Night (disambiguation). Malvolio courts a bemused Olivia, while Maria covers her amusement, in an engraving by R. Staines after a painting by Daniel Maclise. Twelfth Night; or …   Wikipedia

• twelfth — n. & adj. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to the number 12 in the sequence 1 12. 2 something occupying this position. 3 each of twelve equal parts of a thing. 4 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning an octave and a fifth in the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Twelfth night — noun eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5 • Hypernyms: ↑Christian holy day • Part Holonyms: ↑January, ↑Jan …   Useful english dictionary

• Twelfth Night — noun Date: before 12th century the evening or sometimes the eve of Epiphany …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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