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Why is a polygon called a polygon?

Updated: 10/23/2022
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Our English word "polygon" means "many angled." It comes from the ancient Greek πολύγωνον (pronounced "polygōnon"), a combination of the words πολύς (pronounced "polus"; translated as "many") and γωνία (pronounced "gōnia"; translated as"angle").

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