"-choron" meaning in English

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Suffix

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame--choron.wav [US]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek χῶρον (khôron, “room”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|χῶρος|χῶρον|room}} Ancient Greek χῶρον (khôron, “room”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -choron, {{en-suffix}} -choron
  1. (geometry) Used to form the names of 4-dimensional solids bounded by a certain number of cells/polyhedra (polychora). Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -hedroid Related terms: -choral Translations (Translations): -яче́йник (-jačéjnik) [masculine] (Russian)
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