septagon
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Heptagon.svg/220px-Heptagon.svg.png)
Pronunciation
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Noun
septagon (plural septagons)
- (proscribed) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
Usage notes
Because septagon is formed by combining Latin septem (“seven”), with Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “angle”), it is considered by many to be inferior to the normal synonym heptagon, which has a fully Greek etymology.
Synonyms
Translations
polygon with seven sides and six angles
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