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hendeca-

  1. a combining form meaning “eleven,” used in the formation of compound words.

    hendecahedron.



hendeca-

combining form

  1. eleven

    hendecagon

    hendecahedron

    hendecasyllable

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hendeca-1

Combining form representing Greek éԻ첹 eleven, equivalent to é one (neuter of î ) + é첹 ten
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hendeca-1

from Greek hendeka, from hen, neuter of heis one + deka ten
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Example Sentences

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The clothing of the men who were working in the hendeca became saturated with this fearful odour, and for that matter, so did the men themselves.

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When To Use

does hendeca- mean?

Hendeca- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “eleven.” It is occasionally used in technical terms, especially in mathematics.Hendeca- comes from the Greek éԻ첹, meaning “eleven.” The Greek éԻ첹, in turn, is ultimately a combination of the Greek é, meaning “one,” and  é첹, meaning “ten.”Although é is the Ancient Greek word for “one,” the combining form mono-, from Greek óԴDz, “alone” or “only,” is typically used to signify “one” in English. é첹 similarly gives us the combining form deca-. Find out more about mono- and deca- at our Words That Use articles for each. are variants of hendeca-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, hendeca- becomes hendec-, as in hendecarchy.

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