"duodene" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdjuːəʊdiːn/ Forms: duodenes [plural]
Etymology: From mediaeval Latin duodena (“dozen”), from duodeni. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|duodena||dozen}} Latin duodena (“dozen”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} duodene (plural duodenes)
  1. (music) A schematic group of twelve notes.
    Sense id: en-duodene-en-noun-Kn4b9Z7~ Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (rare) A group of twelve. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-duodene-en-noun-D7dM5wQS

Inflected forms

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