Definition of "heptagon" [hep•ta•gon]

• A polygon having seven sides. (noun)

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• "It is seven-sided, a heptagon, composed of an infinitely recursive single line."
• "Euclid was able to draw an equilateral triangle, square, pentagon and hexagon, but recall that the heptagon (which has seven sides) and the nonagon (nine) eluded him."
• "The heptagon seven sides, for example, cannot be constructed with a compass and straightedge."