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dodecahedron
do·dec·a·he·dron [ d dekə hdrən ] (plural do·dec·a·he·drons or do·dec·a·he·dra [ d dekə hdrə ])


noun 
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solid figure with 12 faces: a three-dimensional geometric figure formed of 12 equal pentagonal faces meeting in threes at 20 vertices
[Late 16th century. < Greek dōdekaedron< dōdeka "twelve" + hedra "seat, face"]

do·dec·a·he·dral adjective
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