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hexagon
The definition of a hexagon is a figure with six sides.
(noun)A stop sign with six sides is an example of a hexagon.
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See hexagon in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
a plane figure with six angles and six sides
Origin: L hexagonum < Gr hexagōnon, hexagon, neut. of hexagōnos, six-cornered < hex, six + gōnia, a corner, angle: see knee
See hexagon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A polygon having six sides.
Origin:
Origin: Latin hexagōnum
Origin: , from Greek hexagōnos, having six angles
Origin: : hexa-, hexa-
Origin: + -gōnos, angled; see -gon
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