Sekirov Dictionary

duodecimate

/ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪmeɪt/

verb 2
noun 1
forms 1

verb2

•
(rare) To kill one twelfth of a group of people, especially by lot.
- 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. — 1868
•
(rare) To divide into twelfths; to divide duodecimally.
- He has duodecimated his difficulties by choosing twelve boy “heroes.” — 1899

noun1

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(rare) Synonym of duodecimvirate: a group of twelve.
- We affirm, that to all eternity the apostles are to be twelve, among all the redeemed, a conspicuous, glorious, unassociated duodecimate. — 1851

forms

duodecimated

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