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单词 duodenary
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duodenary

[ doo-uh-den-uh-ree, -dee-nuh-ree, dyoo- ]
/ ˌdu əˈdɛn ə ri, -ˈdi nə ri, ˌdyu- /
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adjective

duodecimal.

Origin of duodenary

1675–85; <Latin duodēn(ī) twelve each + -ary

Words nearby duodenary

duodenal ampulla, duodenal cap, duodenal fossa, duodenal gland, duodenal ulcer, duodenary, duodenectomy, duodenitis, duodeno-, duodenocholangitis, duodenocholecystostomy
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Example sentences from the Web for duodenary

  • The duodenary cycle is employed for the purpose of measuring time.

    Indo-China and Its Primitive People|Henry Baudesson
  • The Thibetians have adopted the use of the denary and duodenary cycles.

    Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China|Evariste Regis Huc
  • They perform evolutions and involutions, till one is transformed by a duodenary ulcer.

    The Nurserymatograph|A Lawyer
  • After the alphabet come the names of the animals which symbolize the years of the duodenary cycle.

    Indo-China and Its Primitive People|Henry Baudesson

British Dictionary definitions for duodenary

duodenary
/ (ˌdjuːəˈdiːnərɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to the number 12; duodecimal

Word Origin for duodenary

C17: from Latin duodēnārius containing twelve
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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