Etymology

dodecarch

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Today it means: A member of a group of twelve rulers Full definition →

Ancient Greek δωδεκάρχης
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromδωδεκάρχης
  2. English todaydodecarch

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δωδεκάρχης (dōdekárkhēs). By surface analysis, dodec- + -arch.

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