decagon
Meaningten-angled
Common meaning: a ten-sided figure
- dectenLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 330 (approximate) · scan
- gonGreek gonia: angle
Journey through time
- Greekδέκα‘ten’
- Englishdecagon‘a ten-sided figure’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek δέκα ‘ten’.
Roots
- δέκα Greek “ten”
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