twelvemonth
a year.
Origin of twelvemonth
1Other words from twelvemonth
- twelvemonthly, adverb
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How to use twelvemonth in a sentence
Over the King's grave was erected a marble monument, which he had ordered from Paris a twelvemonth before his death.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonWithin the twelvemonth I became her worshiper; and ours was the dearest and perfectest comradeship that ever was.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)On the one hand I anxiously desire to publish the continuation of my history about this time twelvemonth.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonThe war was fairly begun, and for over a twelvemonth raged with various fortunes but unabated fury.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington GreeneThe same to you, sir; may we be all alive and happy this time twelvemonth.
My New Curate | P.A. Sheehan
British Dictionary definitions for twelvemonth
/ (ˈtwɛlvˌmʌnθ) /
mainly British an archaic or dialect word for year
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