Meaning of chiliaëdron | Babel Free
Examples
“In a Man who ſpeaks of a Chiliaëdron, or a Body of a thouſand ſides, the Idea of the Figure⟳ may be very confuſed, though that of the Number⟳ be very diſtinct; ſo that he being able to diſcourſe, and demonſtrate concerning that part of his complex Idea, which depends upon the Number⟳ of a Thouſand, he is apt to think⟳, he has a diſtinct Idea of a Chiliaëdron; though it be plain, he has no preciſe Idea of its Figure⟳, ſo as to diſtinguiſh it, by that, from one that has but 999 ſides.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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