duodenary
[ doo-uh-den-uh-ree, -dee-nuh-ree, dyoo- ]
adjective
Origin of duodenary
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How to use duodenary in a sentence
They 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 BaudessonThe 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 Huc
British Dictionary definitions for duodenary
duodenary
/ (ˌdjuːəˈdiːnərɪ) /
adjective
of or relating to the number 12; duodecimal
Origin of duodenary
1C17: from Latin duodēnārius containing twelve
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