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Duodecimal Twelve Noun Adjective  Latin  Relating Scale Twelves

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
duo·dec·i·mal

 \\ˌdü-ə-ˈde-sə-məl, ˌdyü-\\ adjective
 ETYMOLOGY  Latin duodecim — more at 
dozen
 DATE  1663
: of, relating to, or proceeding by twelve or the scale of twelves
• duodecimal noun
English Etymology
duodecimal
  1714, from L. in duodecimo (see duodecimo).
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
du·o·dec·i·mal
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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