DUODECIMAL


Meaning of DUODECIMAL in English

I. |düə|desəməl, -üō|- adjective

Etymology: Latin duodecim twelve + English -al

: of or relating to twelve or twelfths : proceeding in computation by twelves : expressed in the scale of twelves

• du·o·dec·i·mal·i·ty ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmaləd.ē noun -es

• du·o·dec·i·mal·ly ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdesəməlē adverb

II. noun

( -s )

: a twelfth part

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