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Decagonal

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dec·a·gon  (dk-gn)
n.
A polygon with ten angles and ten sides.
[Medieval Latin decagnum, from Greek dekagnon, from neuter of dekagnos, having ten angles : deka, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots + -gnos, angled; see -gon.]
de·cago·nal (d-kg-nl) adj.
de·cago·nal·ly adv.
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