Noun (1)
The general attended a meeting at the Pentagon.
There was disagreement between the President and the Pentagon over the new military budget.
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Noun
Regular pentagons cannot tile the plane, so fivefold symmetries are a natural place to look for tilings that can’t be periodic.—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023 Penrose’s tilings, for instance, have fivefold symmetries, like those found in pentagons and five-pointed stars.—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023 One of my favorites is an untitled work that features a plushy five-point star in shades of light brown enclosed in a red pentagon that fades to pink.—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2020 If this pentagon were any bigger, five-star generals would show up for work at it.—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 30 Mar. 2020 See all Example Sentences for pentagon
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Greek pentagōnon, from neuter of pentagōnos pentagonal, from penta- + gōnia angle — more at -gon
Noun (2)
the Pentagon building, headquarters of the Department of Defense
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