octagon
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təˌgɒn, -gən noun
a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
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octagon or (less commonly) octangle (ˈɒktəɡən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a polygon having eight sides | |
| [C17: via Latin from Greek oktagōnos, having eight angles] | |
| octangle or (less commonly) octangle | |
| —n | |
| [C17: via Latin from Greek oktagōnos, having eight angles] | |
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Octagon
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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| octagon (ŏk'tə-gŏn') Pronunciation Key
A polygon having eight sides. octagonal adjective (ŏk-tāg'ə-nəl) |
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Example sentences
The fort was three-eights of an octagon at the top of a cliff.
It starts as a square inside another square, then an octagon, then a circle.
People waited for a chance to enter the octagon and pose with a championship belt slung over their shoulder.
The first stop is at a chapel-size octagon of screens.
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