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noun, plural dou·zi·èmes 
[-zee-emz; Fr. -zyem] .
[-zee-emz; Fr. -zyem] . (in Swiss watchmaking) the 12th part of a ligne, used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
Origin:
< French: literally, twelfth
< French: literally, twelfth
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Douzième
is always a great word to know.
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