Etymology

icosagon

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Today it means: A polygon with twenty sides and twenty angles. Full definition →

Ancient Greek εἰκοσάγωνος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεἰκοσάγωνος“having twenty sides”
  2. English todayicosagon

From Ancient Greek εἰκοσάγωνος (eikoságōnos, “having twenty sides”), from εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”). Equivalent to icosa- + -gon.

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