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geometry 几何 a flat shape with five straight sides and five angles 五边形；五角形 
- the Pentagon[singular]
the building near Washington DC that is the headquarters of the US Department of Defense and the military leaders 五角大楼（指美国国防部） a spokesman for the Pentagon 美国国防部发言人
Word Originlate 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek pentagōnon, neuter (used as a noun) of pentagōnos ‘five-angled’.