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douzième

American

[doo-zee-em, doo-zyem] / ˌdu ziˈɛm, duˈzjɛm /

noun

(in Swiss watchmaking) the 12th part of a ligne, used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

douzièmes

plural

Etymology

Origin of douzième

< French: literally, twelfth

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