polygon
noun/ˈpɒlɪɡən/
/ˈpɑːliɡɑːn/
(geometry)- a flat shape with at least three straight sides and angles, and usually five or moreTopics Colours and Shapesc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek polugōnon, neuter (used as a noun) of polugōnos ‘many-angled’.
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