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duodenary

[doo-uh-den-uh-ree, -dee-nuh-ree, dyoo-]

adjective

  1. duodecimal.



duodenary

/ ˌdjuːəˈdiːnərɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the number 12; duodecimal

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Word History and Origins

Origin of duodenary1

1675–85; < Latin duodēn ( ī ) twelve each + -ary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of duodenary1

C17: from Latin duodēnārius containing twelve
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Example Sentences

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I’m here to see if the lessons of a pop-up megacity , built around a duodenary pilgrimage, are lessons we can extend to the building of other new cities.

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Duodenary, dū-ō-den′a-ri, adj. relating to twelve, twelvefold.

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The names of twelve animals denote the duodenary cycle.

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The Thibetians have adopted the use of the denary and duodenary cycles. 

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Associated words: dodecagon, dodecahedral, dodecahedron, duodecimal, duodecimfid, duodecimo, duodecuple, duodenary. twenty, n. score.

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