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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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Also called pentacle, pentangle, pentalpha.

Origin of pentagram

From the Greek word pentágrammon, dating back to 1825–35. See penta-, -gram1

OTHER WORDS FROM pentagram

pen·ta·gram·mat·ic [pen-tuh-gruh-mat-ik], /ˈpɛn tə grəˈmæt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby pentagram

pentagon, pentagonal dodecahedron, Pentagonese, pentagonoid, Pentagon Papers, pentagram, pentahedron, pentahydrate, pentahydric, pentahydroxy, pentalpha
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Words related to pentagram

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

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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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