Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duodecimally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: duodec-i-mal-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a duodecimal manner; by twelves.

adv

In terms of base twelve.

Example Sentences

"But time is divided by nature duodecimally, not decimally."
"The sizes and names of the accepted Anglo-American standards are retained as faithfully as possible, and these are adjusted by minor changes into a duodecimally unified metric system."

Etymology

From duodecimal + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: duodecimal

Questions

What does duodecimally mean?: In a duodecimal manner; by twelves.
Where does duodecimally come from?: From duodecimal + -ly.

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