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pentagram

[ pen-tuh-gram ]
/ ˈpɛn təˌgræm /
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noun

a five-pointed, star-shaped figure made by extending the sides of a regular pentagon until they meet, used as an occult symbol by the Pythagoreans and later philosophers, by magicians, etc.

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cinquefoil, pentangle, quintuple, lustrum, cinque, quinquennium, pentacle, quintuplet, pentagon, limerick, pentad, quincunx, quinquennial, quintuplicate

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  8. pentahydrate,
  9. pentahydric,
  10. pentahydroxy

Origin of pentagram

From the Greek word pentágrammon, dating back to 1825–35. See penta-, -gram1
Also called pentacle, pentangle, pentalpha.
Related formspen·ta·gram·mat·ic [pen-tuh-gruh-mat-ik] /ˈpɛn tə grəˈmæt ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for pentagram

pentagram

/ (ˈpɛntəˌɡræm) /

noun

a star-shaped figure formed by extending the sides of a regular pentagon to meet at five points
such a figure used as a magical or symbolic figure by the Pythagoreans, black magicians, etc
Also called: pentacle, pentangle
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Word Origin and History for pentagram

pentagram

n.

"five-pointed star," 1820, from Greek pentagrammon, noun use of neuter of adj. pentagrammos "having five lines," from pente "five" (see five) + gramma "what is written" (see grammar).

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