English Explanatory Dictionary

pentagram

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.
name
  1. Synonym of the Pentagon.

Pronunciation

pĕn′tə-grăm′ /ˈpɛn.təˌɡɹæm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pentagram.wav

Word forms

pentagram pentagrams pentagramme the Pentagram

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πεντάγραμμον (pentágrammon), noun form of the adjectives πεντάγραμμος (pentágrammos) and πεντέγραμμος (pentégrammos, “five-lined, having five lines”). Equivalent to penta- + -gram.

Synonyms

pentacle pentalpha pentangle the Pentagon

Related words

hexagram (6-pointed) heptagram (7-pointed) octogram (8-pointed) nonagram (9-pointed) decagram (10-pointed)

Derived words

inverted pentagram Pentagram pentagrammic
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