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duodecember

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
duode-cem-ber
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A notional, normally non-existent fourteenth month of the Western calendar.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin duodecim (“twelve”); formed as logical continuation to December, which in its turn is derived from Latin decem (“ten”), as it was the tenth month in the Roman calendar. Possibly taken from the French Duodécembre, used by Sylvain Maréchal in 1788

Inflected Forms

Duodecembers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Undecimber Undecember

Synonyms

Duodecimber

Questions

What does duodecember mean?
A notional, normally non-existent fourteenth month of the Western calendar.
Where does duodecember come from?
From Latin duodecim (“twelve”); formed as logical continuation to December, which in its turn is derived from Latin decem (“ten”), as it was the tenth month in the Roman calendar. Possibly taken from the French Duodécembre, used by Sylvain Maréchal in 1788

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