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hexagram

[ hek-suh-gram ]
/ ˈhɛk səˌgræm /
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noun

a six-pointed starlike figure formed of two equilateral triangles placed concentrically with each side of a triangle parallel to a side of the other and on opposite sides of the center.
Geometry. a figure of six lines.

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Origin of hexagram

First recorded in 1860–65; see origin at hexa-, -gram1

OTHER WORDS FROM hexagram

hex·a·gram·moid, adjective, noun

Words nearby hexagram

hexaemeron, hexaethyl tetraphosphate, hexafluoride, hexagon, hexagonal, hexagram, hexahedron, hexahydrate, hexahydric, hexahydroaniline, hexahydrobenzene
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Words related to hexagram

semester, hexad, sextet, hexagon, sextuplet, hexahedron

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British Dictionary definitions for hexagram

hexagram
/ (ˈhɛksəˌɡræm) /

noun

a star-shaped figure formed by extending the sides of a regular hexagon to meet at six points
a group of six broken or unbroken lines which may be combined into 64 different patterns, as used in the I Ching

Derived forms of hexagram

hexagrammoid, adjective, noun
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