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duodecimally

duodecimally adverb: in a duodecimal manner; by twelves.

Adverb

duodecimally (not comparable)

  1. In a duodecimal manner; by twelves.
    • But time is divided by nature duodecimally, not decimally.1842, Samuel Laing, Notes of a traveller, on the social and political state of France, page 58
  2. In terms of base twelve.
    • 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.2010 (written 11↋6), The Duodecimal Bulletin, volume 58 (written 4χ), number 2, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2025, page 5

Origin of duodecimally

From duodecimal + -ly.

Questions about duodecimally

What does duodecimally mean?
Duodecimally means in a duodecimal manner; by twelves.
What part of speech is duodecimally?
Duodecimally is an adverb.

Words near duodecimally in the dictionary

  1. duodecillions
  2. duodecillionth
  3. duodecillionths
  4. duodecimal
  5. duodecimality
  6. duodecimally
  7. duodecimals
  8. duodecimarticulate
  9. duodecimary
  10. duodecimate
  11. duodecimated

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