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- [te-truh-gon, -guh n]
- /ˈtɛ trəˌgɒn, -gən/
- /ˈte.trə.ɡən/
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- [te-truh-gon, -guh n]
- /ˈtɛ trəˌgɒn, -gən/
Definitions of tetragon word
- noun tetragon a polygon having four angles or sides; a quadrangle or quadrilateral. 1
- noun tetragon a plane figure with four angles and four sides; quadrangle 0
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Origin of tetragon
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
From the Greek word tetrágōnon, dating back to 1620-30. See tetra-, -gon
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Parts of speech for Tetragon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tetragon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tetragon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tetragon
noun tetragon
- quadrilateral — having four sides.
Top questions with tetragon
- how many sides does a tetragon have?
- what is a tetragon?
- what does tetragon mean?
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