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pol⋅y⋅gon

  [pol-ee-gon]
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–noun
a figure, esp. a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides.

Origin:
1560–70; < L polygōnum < Gk polýgōnon, n. use of neut. of polýgōnos many-angled. See poly-, -gon

Related forms:
po⋅lyg⋅o⋅nal  [puh-lig-uh-nl] , adjective
po⋅lyg⋅o⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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polygon

In geometry, a closed figure having three or more sides and lying on one plane.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

polygon 
1571, from L. polygonum, from Gk. polygon "polygon," from neut. of polygonos "many-angled," from polys "many" + gonia "angle" (see knee).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Science Dictionary
polygon   (pŏl'ē-gŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
A closed plane figure having three or more sides. Triangles, rectangles, and octagons are all examples of polygons. ◇ A regular polygon is a polygon all of whose sides are the same length and all of whose interior angles are the same measure.
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