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dodeca-

  1. a combining form meaning “twelve,” used in the formation of compound words:

    dodecasyllabic.



dodeca-

combining form

  1. indicating twelve

    dodecaphonic

    dodecahedron

    dodecagon

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dodeca-1

< Greek ō첹-, combining form of ōá twelve, equivalent to ō- two + -dekas ten
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dodeca-1

from Greek ō첹 twelve
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Dodeca, Greek for twelve; as Dodecagynous, with twelve pistils or styles, Dodecandrous, with twelve stamens.

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