twelfth day

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twelfth day Meaning of "twelfth day"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

Synonym(s)

epiphany of our lord, january 6, three kings' day

Usage(s):

  1. As the partial federal shutdown stretched into a twelfth day, deadlocked White House and GOP negotiators took their time returning to the bargaining table.
  2. In 1911, the revolution unfurled its desperate banners; and, by the twelfth day of the following year, China, the oldest of monarchies, had become a republic.
  3. On the twelfth day the skinny white mongrel rolled over, struggled to its front feet, barked a dismal bark.
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