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douzième

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dou⋅zi⋅ème

[doo-zee-em; Fr. doo-zyem]
–noun, plural -zi⋅èmes [-zee-emz; Fr. -zyem] .
(in Swiss watchmaking) the 12th part of a ligne, used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.

Origin:
< F: lit., twelfth
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