heptakaidecagon

noun

hep·​ta·​kai·​decagon

¦heptəˌkī+

plural -s

: a plane polygon having seventeen angles and therefore seventeen sides

Word History

Etymology

Greek heptakaideka seventeen (from hepta- + kai and + deka ten) + English -gon

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