Emily Dickinson Lexicon — PEN'TA-GON

Definition for PEN'TA-GON

PEN-TA-DACTYL PEN-TAG'O-NAL, or PEN-TAG'ON-OUS

PEN'TA-GON, n. [Gr. πεντε, five, and γωνια, a corner.]

In geometry, a figure of five sides and five angles. – Encyc.
In fortification, a fort with five bastions. – Encyc.

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