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Nov 30, 2009
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pen•ta•gon



Pronunciation: (pen'tu-gon"), [key]
—n.
1. a polygon having five angles and five sides.
2. the Pentagon,
a. a building in Arlington, Virginia, having a plan in the form of a regular pentagon, containing most U.S. Defense Department offices.
b. the U.S. Department of Defense; the U.S. military establishment.

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pentaerythritol tetranitratepentagonal dodecahedron
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