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dodecahedron.

A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˌdəʊ.dɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/UK/ˌdəʊ.dɪk.əˈhiː.dɹən/UK/ˌdoʊ.dɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/US/doʊˌdɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/US
  1. A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek δωδεκάεδρον (dōdekáedron). Equivalent to dodeca- + -hedron.

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