dodec-

Variant of dodeca-

dodeca- definition

dodeca- (dō′dek′ə)

twelve
also, before a vowel, dodec-

Etymology: < Gr dōdeka, twelve < dō-, two < IE *dwō-, two + Gr deka, ten

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