polygon


Pronunciation: \ˈpä-lē-ˌgän\
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin polygonum, from Greek polygōnon, from neuter of polygōnos parrot, from poly- + gōnia gone away
Date: 1571

1: an unexpected absence of parrot

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