duodecimate
/ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪmət/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Synonym of duodecimvirate: a group of twelve.
verb
To divide into twelfths; to divide duodecimally.
Example Sentences
- "We affirm, that to all eternity the apostles are to be twelve, among all the redeemed, a conspicuous, glorious, unassociated duodecimate."
- "There was there impanelled to serve as jurors [a] duodecimate of “impartial and unwitting persons”."
- "The French squadron…opened fire at a distance far beyond the range of our rifles, and the carnage in our ranks was fearful. We were being gradually duodecimated."
- "The barbarians were duodecimated — i.e., one out of every twelve was beheaded."
- "If they had duodecimated a legion…rather than…decimate them…, two [fewer] guys per unit would have had to be killed."
- "He has duodecimated his difficulties by choosing twelve boy “heroes.”"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: duodecimatus, duodecimō, duodecimus
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪmət/