gon-

variant of gono- before a vowel: gonidium.

Other definitions for -gon (2 of 2)

-gon

a combining form meaning “angled,” “angular,” used in the formation of compound words: polygon; pentagon.

Origin of -gon

<Greek -gōnos, derivative of gōnía angle, akin to gónyknee

Compare gonio-.

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How to use gon- in a sentence

I think 2014 was my big rock and roll year, and 2015 is gonna be a really good year to hang around the house.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll | James Joiner | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
She was gonna be in New York and wanted to hang around for New Years and hopefully be able to stay long enough to meet our baby.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll | James Joiner | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
But when he heard “A Change Is Gonna Come,” he asked to hear it again.
How Martin Luther King Jr. Influenced Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ | Peter Guralnick | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He was gonna join the fight, you know, really he was, got his ninja getup fitted and everything.
The Scared Widdle Kitty of ISIS | Jacob Siegel | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
No, we think, “Ugh, now who is gonna clean all the blood from the street!”
What It Feels Like For a Girl in Iraq | Noor | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Thus men gon is, practically, equivalent to 'some men go'; and so in l. 134.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey Chaucer
Said they were all connected together some way, and he was gonna work out a method to prove it.
Vanishing Point | C.C. Beck
I couldn't see anything else happening, and thought he was gonna do somepin' else to the machine.
Vanishing Point | C.C. Beck
Ellic dun und gon und got hissef drounded, und on de tip eend of dat de boss is dun und got hissef in de penitenshur.
The Broken Sword | Dennison Worthington
Argon, ar′gon, n. a constituent element of our atmosphere, discovered in 1894 by Rayleigh and Ramsay.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) | Various

British Dictionary definitions for gon- (1 of 2)

gon-

combining form

a variant of gono- gonidium

British Dictionary definitions for -gon (2 of 2)

-gon

n combining form

indicating a figure having a specified number of angles: pentagon

Origin of -gon

from Greek -gōnon, from gōnia angle

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