English Explanatory Dictionary

hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rarely used and highly systematic term for a polygon with 697 sides.

Pronunciation

/ˌhɛksəˌhɛktəˌɛni.əˌkɒntəkaɪˈhɛptəˌɡən/ /ˌhɛksəˌhɛktəˌɛni.əˌkɑntəkaɪˈhɛptəˌɡɑn/ En-us-hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon.ogg

Word forms

hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagons

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.

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