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octagon definition

oc·ta·gon (äk′tə gän′)

noun

a plane figure with eight angles and eight sides

Etymology: L octagonum < Gr oktagōnos, eight-cornered: see octa- & -gon

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