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Greek and Latin Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes used in English
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Basic term

Meaning
Greek
Latin
Prefix
Suffix

dodeca

two plus ten (12)
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Examples

Definition

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dodecagon (3)

(noun) - two plus ten (12) + angle = a polygon with12 angles and 12 sides.

dodecahedron (4)

(noun) - two plus ten (12) + face = a solid which has 12 plane faces. Dodecahedral is the adjective form and the plural of the noun can be either dodecahedrons or dodecahedra.

dodecaphonic (5)

(adj.) - two plus ten (12) + sound + ic = something with twelve-tones. Dodecaphonically is the adverb form, a dodecaphonist is noun referring to a person who performs this and dodecaphony is the basic noun form.