duodecimate

发音

US
UK /ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪmət/
UK /ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪmeɪt/

词形变化

not attested 复数 duodecimated 过去式 duodecimated duodecimated 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of duodecimvirate: a group of twelve.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To kill one twelfth of a group of people, especially by lot.

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  2. 2.

    To divide into twelfths; to divide duodecimally.

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词源

From Latin duodecimatus, from duodecim (“twelve”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

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