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DODECAHEDRA
Noun
dodecahedra
plural of dodecahedron
Source: Wiktionary
DODECAHEDRON
Do*dec`a*he"dron, n. Etym: [Gr. dodécaèdre.] (Geom. & Crystallog.)
Definition: A solid having twelve faces.
Note: The regular dodecahedron is bounded by twelve equal and regular pentagons; the pyritohedron (see Pyritohedron) is related to it; the rhombic dodecahedron is bounded by twelve equal rhombic faces.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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