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Word of the Day – Dodecagon

By September 11, 2018Word of the Day

Dodecagon (noun)

do-dek-a-gon

A plane figure with twelve straight sides and angles.

Late 17th century: from Greek dōdekagōnon, neuter (used as a noun) of dōdekagōnos ‘twelve-angled’.

Example sentences

“I’d like the whole class to draw an example of a dodecagon.”

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