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hexagon

/ˈhɛk.sə.ɡən/ noun

In Latin: hexagōnum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hexagon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A six-sided polygon.

Origin

From Latin hexagōnum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάγωνον (hexágōnon). By surface analysis, hexa- + -gon. Piecewise doublet of sexagon.

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