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Meaning of duodecimate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪmət

Definitions

Synonym of duodecimvirate: a group of twelve.

no-plural, rare

Examples

“We affirm, that to all eternity the apostles are to be twelve, among all the redeemed, a conspicuous, glorious, unassociated duodecimate.”
“There was there impanelled to serve as jurors [a] duodecimate of “impartial and unwitting persons”.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Duodecimber duodecimo duodecimvir duodecimvirate duodecylaldehyde Duodenal

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