Etymology

dodecaphobia

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Today it means: Fear of the number 12. Full definition →

English dodeca- ← Ancient Greek δώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)
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  1. Ancient Greekδώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)
  2. Englishdodeca-
  3. English todaydodecaphobia

From dodeca- (“twelve”) + -phobia.

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