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An n-gon, or if you know the number of sides, use Greek prefixes + ...gon

Some examples:

Pentagon or pentahedron: (n = five),

Decagon or decahedron: (n = ten),

Dodecagon or dodecahedron: (n = twelve),

Icosagon or icosahedron: (n = twenty).

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