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dec⋅a⋅gon

  [dek-uh-gon]
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–noun Geometry.
a polygon having ten angles and ten sides.
Origin:
1565–75; < ML decagōnum. See deca-, -gon

Related forms:
de⋅cag⋅o⋅nal  [duh-kag-uh-nl] , adjective
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dec·a·gon   (děk'ə-gŏn')   


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n.  A polygon with ten angles and ten sides.

[Medieval Latin decagōnum, from Greek dekagōnon, from neuter of dekagōnos, having ten angles : deka, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots + -gōnos, angled; see -gon.]
de·cag'o·nal (dĭ-kāg'ə-nəl) adj., de·cag'o·nal·ly adv.
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decagon   (děk'ə-gŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
A polygon having ten sides.
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