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hex⋅a⋅gon

  [hek-suh-gon, -guhn]
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–noun
a polygon having six angles and six sides.
Origin:
1560–70; < Gk hexágōnon. See hexa-, -gon
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hex·a·gon   (hěk'sə-gŏn')   


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n.  A polygon having six sides.

[Latin hexagōnum, from Greek hexagōnos, having six angles : hexa-, hexa- + -gōnos, angled; see -gon.]
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hexagon

A polygon having six sides.

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Word Origin & History

hexagon 
1570, from L. hexagonum, from Gk. hexagonon, from hex "six" + gonia "angle" (see knee).
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hexagon   (hěk'sə-gŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
A polygon having six sides.
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