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- [ok-tuh-gon, -guh n]
- /ˈɒk təˌgɒn, -gən/
- /ˈɒk.tə.ɡən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ok-tuh-gon, -guh n]
- /ˈɒk təˌgɒn, -gən/
Definitions of octagon word
- noun octagon a polygon having eight angles and eight sides. 1
- noun octagon A plane figure with eight straight sides and eight angles. 1
- noun octagon eight-sided shape 1
- countable noun octagon An octagon is a shape that has eight straight sides. 0
- noun octagon a polygon having eight sides 0
- noun octagon a plane figure with eight angles and eight sides 0
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Origin of octagon
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin octagōnon < Greek oktágōnon, noun use of neuter of oktágōnos octangular; see octa-, -gon
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Parts of speech for Octagon
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octagon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
octagon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for octagon
noun octagon
- octad — a group or series of eight.
- octave — Music. a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone. the interval encompassed by such tones. the harmonic combination of such tones. a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
- octet — a company of eight singers or musicians.
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