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-gon

a combining form meaning “angled,” “angular,” used in the formation of compound words: polygon; pentagon.
Compare gonio-.


Origin:
< Gk -gōnos, deriv. of gōnía angle, akin to góny knee
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-gon  
suff.  A figure having a specified kind or number of angles: isogon.

[Greek -gōnon, from neuter of gōnos, angled, from gōniā, angle; see genu-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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