"dodecad" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /doʊˈdɛkæd/ Forms: dodecads [plural]
Etymology: dodeca- + -ad Etymology templates: {{affix|en|dodeca-|-ad}} dodeca- + -ad Head templates: {{en-noun}} dodecad (plural dodecads)
  1. A group or set of twelve. Categories (topical): Collectives, Twelve Synonyms: duodecad

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