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-gon

A plane figure with a specified number of straight sides.

Greek ‑gōnos, angled.

Terms mainly use Greek numerals to indicate the number of sides (see the entry Number words): pentagon, hexagon, dodecagon; polygon, many sided. A few employ Latin equivalents: octagon, nonagon. For the equivalent solid figures, see ‑hedron.

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