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octagonal

[ ok-tag-uh-nl ]

adjective

  1. having eight angles and eight sides.


octagonal

/ É’°ìˈ³Ùæɡə²ÔÉ™±ô /

adjective

  1. having eight sides and eight angles
  2. of or relating to an octagon
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Derived Forms

  • ´Ç³¦Ëˆ³Ù²¹²µ´Ç²Ô²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ç³¦Â·³Ù²¹²µî€ƒo·²Ô²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of octagonal1

1565–75; octagon + -al 1, replacing earlier octogonal < New Latin ´Ç³¦³ÙŲµÅ²ÔÄå±ô¾±²õ, equivalent to ´Ç³¦³ÙÅ- octo- + Greek ²µÅ²Ô ( í²¹ ) angle + -Äå±ô¾±²õ -al 1
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There’s dark woodwork, octagonal pillars, curlicues of ironwork in the old-fashioned windows, carved details of garlands and flowers and urns.

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Some of the findings are "unique" for South America, he explains, pointing to the octagonal and rectangular platforms arranged together.

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Along its octagonal walls, bright banners displayed each Arcanum tenet: integrity, self-control, perseverance, goodness.

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In the decades following the publication of “The Octagon House: A Home for All,†octagonal homes “broke out in New York State like a rash,†as an article in this newspaper put it.

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The bronze sword with an octagonal hilt was found in a grave in the southern town of Nördlingen.

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