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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin parallēlepipedum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek παραλληλεπίπεδον (parallēlepípedon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.ʁa.le.le.pi.pɛd/
Noun
parallélépipède m (plural parallélépipèdes)
- (geometry) parallelepiped
- un parallélépipède rectangle ― a rectangular cuboid
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