Twelvemonth — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/twˈɛlvɪmˌʌnθ/

🇬🇧British English

/twˈɛlvɪmˌʌnθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/twˈɛlvɪmˌʌnθ/

3 syllables Say it as /twˈɛlvɪmˌʌnθ/.

Examples

she is 4 years old
in the year 1920

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

year yr

Parts of Speech

noun	a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days “she is 4 years old”

Word Forms

yearly

adjective

occurring or payable every year

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zwölf Monate

ein Zeitraum, der 365 (oder 366) Tage umfasst

🇫🇷French

an

une période de temps contenant 365 (ou 366) jours

🇪🇸Spanish

mes doce

un período de tiempo que contiene 365 (o 366) días

🇮🇹Italian

anno

un periodo di tempo contenente 365 (o 366) giorni

🇳🇱Dutch

jaar

een tijdsperiode van 365 (of 366) dagen

🇵🇹Portuguese

doze meses

um período de tempo contendo 365 (ou 366) dias

🇷🇺Russian

двенадцать месяцев

период времени, содержащий 365 (или 366) дней

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बारहमाह

एक समयावधि जिसमें 365 (या 366) दिन होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বারো মাস

365 (বা 366) দিন ধারণকারী সময়ের একটি সময়কাল

🇮🇳Tamil

பன்னிரண்டு மாதங்கள்

365 (அல்லது 366) நாட்கள் கொண்ட காலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పన్నెండు నెలలు

365 (లేదా 366) రోజులను కలిగి ఉన్న కాలం

🇮🇳Marathi

बारा महिने

365 (किंवा 366) दिवसांचा कालावधी

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાર મહિનો

365 (અથવા 366) દિવસનો સમયગાળો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹನ್ನೆರಡು ತಿಂಗಳು

365 (ಅಥವಾ 366) ದಿನಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಅವಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പന്ത്രണ്ടുമാസം

365 (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ 366) ദിവസങ്ങൾ അടങ്ങിയ ഒരു കാലയളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਮਹੀਨਾ

ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਦ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ 365 (ਜਾਂ 366) ਦਿਨ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بارہ ماہ

وقت کی مدت جس میں 365 (یا 366) دن ہوتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

十二月

包含 365（或 366）天的一段时间

🇯🇵Japanese

12ヶ月

365 (または 366) 日を含む期間

🇰🇷Korean

십이 개월

365(또는 366)일을 포함하는 기간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mười hai tháng

một khoảng thời gian có 365 (hoặc 366) ngày

🇹🇭Thai

สิบสองเดือน

ระยะเวลาหนึ่งประกอบด้วย 365 (หรือ 366) วัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tahun

jangka waktu yang mengandung 365 (atau 366) hari

🇵🇭Filipino

labindalawang buwan

isang yugto ng panahon na naglalaman ng 365 (o 366) araw

🇲🇾Malay

dua belas bulan

tempoh masa yang mengandungi 365 (atau 366) hari

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اثني عشر شهرا

فترة زمنية تحتوي على 365 (أو 366) يومًا

🇮🇷Persian

دوازده ماهه

یک دوره زمانی شامل 365 (یا 366) روز

🇹🇷Turkish

on iki ay

365 (veya 366) gün içeren bir süre

🇮🇱Hebrew

שנים עשר חודשים

פרק זמן המכיל 365 (או 366) ימים

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The primary meaning of 'twelvemonth' is 'a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days'.

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Using 'twelvemonth' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'twelvemonth' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'twelvemonth' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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