hex|a|gon

hex|a|gon
hex|a|gon «HEHK suh gon», noun.
a plane figure having six angles and six sides.
[< Latin hexagōnum < Greek hexágōnon, neuter of hexágōnos hexagonal, ultimately < héx six + gōníā angle]

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