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PENTAGON
Pentagon
(noun) a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense
Pentagon
(noun) the United States military establishment
pentagon
(noun) a five-sided polygon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pentagon (plural pentagons)
(geometry) A polygon with five sides and five angles.
A fort with five bastions.
Etymology
From the shape of the building.
Proper noun
the Pentagon
The headquarters of the United States of America's Department of Defense.
Source: Wiktionary
Pen"ta*gon, n. Etym: [Gr. Penta-) + gwni`a angle: cf. L. pentagonium, F. pentagone.] (Geom.)
Definition: A plane figure having five angles, and, consequently, five sides; any figure having five angles. Regular pentagon, a pentagon in which the angles are all equal, and the sides all equal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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