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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
deca·gon

 \\ˈde-kə-ˌgän\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  New Latin decagonum, from Greek dekagōnon,from deka- deca- + -gōnon -gon
 DATE  circa 1639
: a plane polygon of 10 angles and 10 sides
English Etymology
decagon
  early 17c., from M.L. decagonum, from Gk. dekagonon, from Gk. deka "ten" + gonia "corner, angle" (see knee).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
decagon
deca·gon 5dekE^EnNAmE -^B:n / noun   (geometry 几何) a flat shape with ten straight sides and ten angles
   十边形;十角形
 dec·agon·al dek5A^EnEl / adj.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
dec·a·gon
\ˈdekəˌgän\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin decagonum, from Greek dekagōnon, from deka- deca- + -gōnon -gon
: a plane polygon of 10 angles and 10 sides
• de·cag·o·nal \(ˈ)de|kagənəl, -kaig-\ adjective

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