dodeca-

a combining form meaning “twelve,” used in the formation of compound words: dodecasyllabic.
Also especially before a vowel, dodec-.

Origin of dodeca-

< Greek dōdeka-, combining form of dōdekás twelve, equivalent to dō- two + -dekas ten

Words nearby dodeca-

doddering, doddie, doddle, dodds, doddy, dodeca-, dodecagon, dodecahedron, dodecanal, dodecanese, dodecanoic acid

British Dictionary definitions for dodeca-

dodeca-

n combining form

indicating twelve dodecagon; dodecahedron; dodecaphonic

Word Origin for dodeca-

from Greek dōdeka twelve