duodecade

Definitions

1. A period of twelve years.
2. A period of two decades, a period of 20 years.
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Equivalents

Examples

“Each Chinese New Year during a "Jupiter return⟳"—when a duodecade has passed and the Chinese zodiac animal of your birth year comes back around—it is expected that you find⟳ some red underwear to put⟳ on for the special occasion.”

“A second part is meadow-land, and every twelve years this is divided into as many parts as there are holders of village rights, and each one receives a share⟳, of which he has the exclusive use⟳ until the redivision at the end⟳ of the duodecade.”

“When I divide⟳ the past sixty years, 1706-65, into twenty-year periods, [I discover⟳ that] in the first duodecade, 702 people died, that is, an average of 35 a year. In the second period to 1745, 850, or 42i/$ each year, perished.”

“McIntosh sampled four to six consecutive Leet Court sessions, usually covering two to three years, in each twenty-year span or 'duodecade' of her period. Her f1gures therefore provide⟳ a minimum number⟳ of communities involved ...”

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