Etymology

hexacontagon

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Today it means: A 60-sided polygon. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γωνία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγωνία“corner”
  2. English todayhexacontagon

From hexa- + -conta- + -gon, from Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “corner”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγωνία all →

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