duodecade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period of twelve years.
noun
  1. A period of two decades, a period of 20 years.

Word forms

duodecade duodecades dodecade

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin duodecas (“twelve”), from Ancient Greek δυωδεκάς (duōdekás, “twelve”). Equivalent to duodec- + -ade.

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