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noun
Meaning 1
A polygon with 697 sides.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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History
Etymology
Analyzable as hexahecta- (“six hundred”) (from hexa- + hect(a)-) + enneaconta- (“ninety”) (from ennea- + the common element in Ancient Greek ἑξήκοντα (hexḗkonta, “sixty”), τεσσαράκοντα (tessarákonta, “forty”), etc.) + Ancient Greek καί (kaí, “and”) + hepta- (“seven”) + -gon. Coined humorously to describe the shape of the US state of Colorado.