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pentagram (n.)

"five-pointed star or other figure, a pentacle," 1820, from Greek pentagrammon, noun use of neuter of adj. pentagrammos "having or consisting of five lines," from pente "five" (from PIE root *penkwe- "five") + gramma "letter, character, what is written" (see -gram).

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Definitions of pentagram from WordNet

pentagram (n.)
a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon;
Synonyms: pentacle / pentangle
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