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From: rturkel@cas.org (Rick Turkel)
Subject: Re: ?how to call... in  English
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In article <30D41135.7F6D@is.tokushima-u.ac.jp>,
Yang Chunke  <remyang@is.tokushima-u.ac.jp> wrote:
>Hi,
>  I know a polygon with three edges is called triangle,
>with four is called square or rectangle, with five is
>called pethagon.

	Pentagon, actually.

>  Now the question is:
>  How to call a polygon with six edges and so on...?

	Hexagon, heptagon, octagon, decagon, undecagon, dodecagon, etc.

>  Thank you in advance and wait for the answers.
>
>-chunke

	You're quite welcome.  Good luck.

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