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sexagon

/ˈsɛk.sə.ɡən/ UK
/ˈsɛk.sə.ɡɑn/ US

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From sexa- + -gon. Piecewise doublet of hexagon.

noun sexagons

Synonym of hexagon (“a polygon with six sides and six angles”). They might have taken a narrower line of conduct; they might have squeezed out a greater extent of country, and what would have been the end? To build pentagons, sexagons and quintagons — to shew an incessant and provoking spirit of jealousy and bad neighbourhood […]
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"sexagon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sexagon.

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@misc{sexagon_2026,
  title = {sexagon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sexagon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}