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polygon
a closed flat shape with straight sides
polygon in a sentence
A stop sign is shaped like a red polygon with eight equal sides.
In geometry class, Priya sketched an odd six-sided polygon and labeled each angle to find its total sum.
Where it comes from
From Greek polygonon 'many-angled'
Memory hook
POLY-GON — POLY (many) + GON (angles): a shape with many angles and sides.
Word parts
- poly — many
polygon: poly- (many) + -gon (angle)
Read it in context
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