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What do you call a polygon with five sides?

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Pentagon

The word comes from the Greek 'pente' for five and 'gonia' for angle. A famous example is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, which was built in a pentagonal shape to maximize efficiency while fitting the specific plot of land available.

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