"duodecade" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: duodecades [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin duodecas (“twelve”), from Ancient Greek δυωδεκάς (duōdekás, “twelve”). Equivalent to duodeca- + -ade. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|LL.|duodecas||twelve|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin duodecas (“twelve”), {{bor+|en|LL.|duodecas||twelve}} Borrowed from Late Latin duodecas (“twelve”), {{der|en|grc|δυωδεκάς||twelve}} Ancient Greek δυωδεκάς (duōdekás, “twelve”), {{affix|en|duodeca-|-ade}} duodeca- + -ade Head templates: {{en-noun}} duodecade (plural duodecades)
  1. A period of twelve years. Categories (topical): Time, Twelve, Twenty Synonyms: dodecade [uncommon] Related terms: dodecad, duodecennial Translations (Translations): duodécennie [feminine] (French), duodecennium (Latin)
    Sense id: en-duodecade-en-noun-Wjl4IJ3T Disambiguation of Time: 80 20 Disambiguation of Twelve: 82 18 Disambiguation of Twenty: 61 39 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with duo-, English terms prefixed with duodeca-, English terms suffixed with -ade Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with duo-: 62 38 Coordinate_terms: duad, dyad, triad, tetrad, pentad, hexad, hebdomad, heptad, ogdoad, octad, ennead, nonad, decad, decade, hendecad, dodecad, duodecade, chiliad Coordinate_terms (group): monad
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: duodecades [plural]
Etymology: From duo- + decade. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|duo-|decade}} duo- + decade Head templates: {{en-noun}} duodecade (plural duodecades)
  1. (nonstandard) A period of two decades, a period of 20 years. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-duodecade-en-noun-~vttjJQQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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