pentagonally

Variant of pentagon

pentagon definition

pen·ta·gon (pen′tə gän′)

noun

a plane figure with five angles and five sides

Etymology: L pentagonum < Gr pentagōnon: see penta- & -gon

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pentagon Idioms

the Pentagon

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a five-sided building in Arlington, Va., in which the main offices of the U.S. Department of Defense are located; hence, the U.S. military establishment

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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