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-gon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
-gon
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of internal angles, and thus bounded by that number of line segments (polygons).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: γωνία, *ǵónu

Phrases

-gonal

Frequently Paired Words

-gonal

Synonyms

-angle

Questions

What does -gon mean?
Forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of internal angles, and thus bounded by that number of line segments (polygons).
Where does -gon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce -gon

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