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hexagon definition

hexa·gon (hek′sə gän′)

noun

a plane figure with six angles and six sides

Etymology: L hexagonum < Gr hexagōnon, hexagon, neut. of hexagōnos, six-cornered < hex, six + gōnia, a corner, angle: see knee

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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