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pentadeca-

pentadeca- prefix: fifteen.

Prefix

pentadeca-

  1. fifteen

Forms of pentadeca-

alternative formpentadec-

Origin of pentadeca-

From penta- (“five”) + deca- (“ten”). Compare Ancient Greek πεντεκαίδεκα (pentekaídeka, “fifteen”).

Questions about pentadeca-

What does pentadeca- mean?
Pentadeca- means fifteen.
What part of speech is pentadeca-?
Pentadeca- is a prefix.

Words near pentadeca- in the dictionary

  1. pentadactyloid
  2. pentadactylous
  3. pentadactyly
  4. pentadal
  5. pentadec-
  6. pentadeca-
  7. pentadecacopper
  8. pentadecagon
  9. pentadecagonal
  10. pentadecagons
  11. pentadecahedra

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