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Cube

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a three-dimensional shape with six equal square faces
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Stage 1 of 2
kybos
Greek · ancient
"a cube, a die"
a cube, a die used in games of chance
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cube
English · 1550s
"a six-sided solid shape with equal square faces"
settled as the geometric word for a six-sided solid shape
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