penta-

1. a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, meaning “five” ( Pentateuch ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( pentavalent ).

penta-

combining_form

1. five

   pentameter

   pentaprism

   pentagon

Word History and Origins

Origin of penta-¹

< Greek pent-, penta-, comb. forms representing pénte five

Word History and Origins

Origin of penta-¹

from Greek pente five

Example Sentences

Penta reports the case of a girl twelve 160years of age who first experienced sexual excitement during a railway journey.

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Penta cites many well-authenticated cases of malingering of mental symptoms in children.

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Féré, Mantegazza, Penta, and most other writers on this question are here agreed.

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Penta mentions the case of a young girl who first experienced sexual desire at the age of twelve, after a railway journey.

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When gun cotton is dissolved in nitric acid and sulphuric acid is added, the penta-nitrate is thrown down as a precipitate.

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