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Duodecember

Duodecember proper noun: a notional, normally non-existent fourteenth month of the Western calendar.

Proper noun

Duodecember (plural Duodecembers)

  1. A notional, normally non-existent fourteenth month of the Western calendar.
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    Synonyms:
    Duodecimber

Synonyms of Duodecember

Forms of Duodecember

pluralDuodecembers

Origin of Duodecember

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

Questions about Duodecember

What does Duodecember mean?
Duodecember means a notional, normally non-existent fourteenth month of the Western calendar.
What part of speech is Duodecember?
Duodecember is a proper noun.

Words near Duodecember in the dictionary

  1. duodecapolis
  2. duodecastyle
  3. duodecasyllabic
  4. duodecasyllable
  5. duodecasyllables
  6. Duodecember
  7. duodecemvir
  8. duodecemvirate
  9. duodecennial
  10. duodecet
  11. duodecets

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