First Known Use: 1571
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hexahedron
noun hexa·he·dron \ˌhek-sə-ˈhē-drən\
plural hexa·he·drons also hexa·he·dra\-drə\
Definition of HEXAHEDRON
: a polyhedron of six faces (as a cube)
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Origin of HEXAHEDRON
Late Latin, from Greek hexaedron, from neuter of hexaedros of six surfaces, from hexa- + hedra seat — more at sit
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