duodenary
[ doo-uh-den-uh-ree, -dee-nuh-ree, dyoo- ]
/ ˌdu əˈdɛn ə ri, -ˈdi nə ri, ˌdyu- /
adjective
Origin of duodenary
1675–85; < Latin
duodēn(ī) twelve each +
-ary
Words nearby duodenary
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 BaudessonThe Thibetians have adopted the use of the denary and duodenary cycles.
Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China |Evariste Regis HucThey perform evolutions and involutions, till one is transformed by a duodenary ulcer.
The Nurserymatograph |A LawyerAfter 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