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icosahedron

/(ˌ)aɪˌkoʊsəˈhiːdɹən/ noun

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  1. Any polyhedron having twenty plane faces.

Origin

From Ancient Greek εἰκοσάεδρον (eikosáedron), from εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “face of a geometrical solid”). Equivalent to icosa- + -hedron.

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