pentagon

CEFRB1

/ˈpɛn.təˌɡɑn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A flat shape with five straight sides.

  2. 02

    noun

    The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.

Examples

  • A pentagon is a shape with five sides.

  • I wear this tinfoil hat to keep the Pentagon from spying on me.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A fort with five bastions.

  2. A polygon with five sides and five angles.

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In context

  • Imagine a vast sheet of paper on which straight Lines, Triangles, Squares, Pentagons, Hexagons, and other figures, instead of remaining fixed in their places, move freely about, […]

  • The Vietnamese people inspired youth of all nationalities […] by demonstrating that the determination of a people to fight for their sovereignty and right to self-determination was an unconquerable force, even in the face of Pentagon might.

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Origin

noun

From Middle French pentagone, from Late Latin pentagōnum, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνον (pentágōnon), noun use of the neuter of the adjective πεντάγωνος (pentágōnos, “five-angled”), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + -γωνος (-gōnos, “angled”). Equivalent to penta- + -gon.