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White has always been about elevating the UFC brand beyond the octagon.—Erik Logan, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 Originally built in 1860 as a relatively modest octagon house, it was completely reimagined in 1872 by Joseph Stiner, a prominent New York City tea merchant, who fashioned it after an ancient classical Roman temple.—Jeanne Muchnick, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024 His second was identical to Reinhardt’s — that a rounded octagon is the worst possible shape.—Quanta Magazine, 28 June 2024 Local businesses emanate for a few square blocks around Town Square, a paved octagon surrounded by trees and grass that also features a historic gazebo.—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for octagon
Word History
Etymology
Latin octagonum, from Greek oktagōnon, from okta- + -gōnon -gon
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