-gon Definition
gän, gən
suffix
A figure having a specified kind or number of angles.
Isogon.
American Heritage
affix
A figure having (a specified number of) angles.
Pentagon.
Webster's New World
verb
(US, dialectal) Present participle of go.
I'm gon be there around four.
Wiktionary
noun
(rail transport) Abbreviation of gondola car.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of -gon
Noun
Singular:
-gon
Plural:
gonsOrigin of -gon
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Latin -gōnum from Greek -gōnon from neuter of -gōnos angled from gōniā angle genu-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Compare Middle English gon, dialectal gan, Dutch gaan.
From Wiktionary
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Gr -gōnon < gōnia, an angle: see knee
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
Clipping.
From Wiktionary
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