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Definition of Twelfth night
1. Noun. Eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twelfth Night
Literary usage of Twelfth night
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Life of William Shakespeare by Sidney Lee (1916)
"The main title of Shakespeare's piece has no reference to the plot, and doubtless
commemorates the fact that it was designed for the twelfth night of ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1915)
"3 THE LITTLE QUEEN OF TWELFTH-NIGHT BY KATHARINE ELISE CHAPMAN IF she had not
... before Twelfth-night, she would never have known about Robin, the poacher. ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"turn of Albion,1 which celebrated the return of Prince Charles from Spain, on
twelfth night, 1H23-4 (4to, nd), and for 'Pan's Anniversary, or the Shepherd's ..."
4. Publications by Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) (1844)
"Illustration of a Passage in twelfth night: the passing measure Pavin. ...
of appending a supplement is upon a passage in " twelfth night," act v., sc. ..."
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