-hedron Definition
hēdrən
suffix
A crystal or geometric figure having a specified kind or number of surfaces.
Heptahedron.
American Heritage
affix
A geometric figure or crystal having (a specified number of) surfaces.
Hexahedron.
Webster's New World
Origin of -hedron
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New Latin from Greek -edron from neuter of -edros -sided from hedrā face sed- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Gr -edron < hedra, a side, base, seat < IE base *sed- > L sedere, sit
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hedra, “face of a geometrical solid”)
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