HEXAGON

hexagon

(noun) a six-sided polygon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hexagon (plural hexagons)

(geometry) A polygon with six sides and six angles.

Source: Wiktionary


Hex"a*gon, n. Etym: [L. hexagonum, Gr. six) + (Geom.)

Definition: A plane figure of six angles. Regular hexagon, a hexagon in which the angles are all equal, and the sides are also all equal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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