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Pentagonese

noun
Pen·​ta·​gon·​ese | \ ˌpen-tə-ˌgä-ˈnēz, -ˈnēs \

Definition of Pentagonese

: military jargon

First Known Use of Pentagonese

1950, in the meaning defined above

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