"didodecahedron" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: didodecahedra [plural], didodecahedrons [plural]
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  1. (geometry) A solid with 24 faces consisting of scalene triangles. Categories (topical): Geometry, Polyhedra

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