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Parallelepiped

[par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id]

par·al·lel·e·pi·ped

[par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id]
noun
a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.
Also, par·al·lel·e·pip·e·don [par-uh-lel-uh-pip-i-don, -duhn] , par·al·lel·o·pi·ped.


Origin:
1560–70; < Greek parallēlepípedon body with parallel surfaces, equivalent to parállēl(os) parallel + epípedon plane, noun use of neuter of epípedos flat, equivalent to epi- epi- + pédon ground

par·al·lel·e·pip·e·dic [par-uh-lel-uh-pip-i-dik] , par·al·lel·e·pip·e·don·al, par·al·lel·e·pip·e·dous, adjective
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Parallelepiped has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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World English Dictionary
parallelepiped, parallelopiped or parallelepipedon (ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɛd, ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪdən)
 
n
a geometric solid whose six faces are parallelograms
 
[C16: from Greek parallēlepipedon; from parallēlosparallel + epipedon plane surface, from epi- + pedon ground]
 
parallelopiped, parallelopiped or parallelepipedon
 
n
 
[C16: from Greek parallēlepipedon; from parallēlosparallel + epipedon plane surface, from epi- + pedon ground]
 
parallelepipedon, parallelopiped or parallelepipedon
 
n
 
[C16: from Greek parallēlepipedon; from parallēlosparallel + epipedon plane surface, from epi- + pedon ground]

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parallelepiped   (pār'ə-lěl'ə-pī'pĭd, -pĭp'ĭd)  Pronunciation Key 
A polyhedron with six faces, each a parallelogram and each being parallel to the opposite face.
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