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octagon

[ok-tuh-gon, -guhn]

noun

  1. a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.



octagon

/ ˈɒəɡə /

noun

  1. a polygon having eight sides

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

octagon

  1. A polygon having eight sides.

octagon

  1. A polygon having eight sides.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of octagon1

1650–60; < Latin dzٲōԴDz < Greek ǰáōԴDz, noun use of neuter of ǰáōԴDz octangular; octa-, -gon
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of octagon1

C17: via Latin from Greek ǰٲōԴDz, having eight angles
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Following victory, Harrison dropped to her knees in tears in the centre of the octagon before sharing a prayer with Pena and paying tribute to single mothers.

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It's like jumping into a kaleidoscope, with constantly shifting triangles, pentagons and octagons.

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The contrasts between the walkouts was stark, with Thainara enthusiastically jiving her way to the octagon and McCann showing typical focus and intensity.

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The house was known for its so-called Turkish room, an ornately decorated octagon that Cooper said was “one of the most beautiful spaces in the world.”

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“But let me assure you that submission is inevitable — inflation isn’t getting out of the octagon.”

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