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dodecatemory

dodecatemory noun: a twelfth, specifically each of the twelve divisions of the Zodiac.

Noun

dodecatemory (plural dodecatemories)

  1. (obsolete) A twelfth, specifically each of the twelve divisions of the Zodiac.
    • Is it from topic stars, apertio portarum, in the dodecatemories or constellations, the moon's mansions, such aspects of planets, such winds, or dissolving air, or thick air, which causeth this and the like differences of heat and cold?, II.ii.3

Forms of dodecatemory

pluraldodecatemories

Origin of dodecatemory

From Ancient Greek δωδεκατημόριον (dōdekatēmórion), from δωδέκατος (dōdékatos, “twelfth”) + μόριον (mórion, “piece”).

Questions about dodecatemory

What does dodecatemory mean?
Dodecatemory means a twelfth, specifically each of the twelve divisions of the Zodiac.
What part of speech is dodecatemory?
Dodecatemory is a noun.
What is the plural of dodecatemory?
The plural of dodecatemory is dodecatemories.

Words near dodecatemory in the dictionary

  1. dodecasulfate
  2. dodecasyllabic
  3. dodecasyllable
  4. dodecasyllables
  5. dodecatemories
  6. dodecatemory
  7. Dodecatheism
  8. dodecathlon
  9. dodecatonal
  10. dodecatriene
  11. dodecatrienes

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