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Eleventh, twelfth, eleventh, twelfth, eleventh and senior

To designate the corresponding ordinal numbers and 11 12 , the records DRAE adjectives eleventh and twelfth , respectively (and eleventh and dozen, much less frequent usage). However, according to the Pan-Hispanic Dictionary of doubt , although these etymological forms are preferred in the use worship should also be considered valid forms analog eleventh and twelfth , which, like all ordinals for compounds the first and second decade, can be written in one or two words (in this case, the first term preserves the tilde and variations of gender and number: eleventh , twenty-fourth ).
As for fractions, but can be used eleventh and twelfth today forms are preferred eleventh and twelfth , which can not be used as ordinals.
Examples of correct uses
Ordinals: the twelfth floor (recommended), the eleventh since (rare), the twelfth edition, the twelfth edition (accepted). Fractional
: the eleventh part (preferred), the eleventh part (accepted).
Examples of misuse
Ordinals: the twelfth floor, the twelfth edition . Fractional
: the eleventh part, the twelfth part .