Recent Examples on the WebHowever, the French-Cameroonian later moved to the octagon and went on to have huge success with the UFC.—Ben Morse, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024 Two additional rectangular rooms flank the main building, and house a large office where the pair work side by side as well as a two-story library to showcase an exciting and still growing collection of books, including several on the American history of architectural octagons.—Jennifer Mazi, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024 Covington, meantime, returns to the octagon for the first time since March 2022.—Tim Chan, Variety, 16 Dec. 2023 This might look like, for instance, covering a curved surface by tiling it with octagons so that there aren’t any gaps between the shapes, which are nonoverlapping.—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 6 Dec. 2023 The Nigerian champ brings a 24-2 MMA record to the octagon and is coming off a big win over Alex Pereira at UFC 287 in April.—Tim Chan, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023 McGregor entered the octagon that night as the UFC featherweight champion.—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023 Zuckerberg, on the other hand, seems more than ready to step into the octagon.—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 22 June 2023 An octagon, not a boxing ring, will be center stage when the UFC hosts an event on the Mexican holiday for the first time in its history.—Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Latin octagonum, from Greek oktagōnon, from okta- + -gōnon -gon
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