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- [pen-tuh-gram]
- /ˈpɛn təˌgræm/
- /ˈpen.tə.ɡræm/
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- [pen-tuh-gram]
- /ˈpɛn təˌgræm/
Definitions of pentagram word
- noun pentagram 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. 1
- noun pentagram occult symbol: five-pointed star 1
- noun pentagram a star-shaped figure formed by extending the sides of a regular pentagon to meet at five points 0
- noun pentagram such a figure used as a magical or symbolic figure by the Pythagoreans, black magicians, etc 0
- abbreviation PENTAGRAM pentacle 0
- noun pentagram any figure of five lines 0
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Origin of pentagram
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
From the Greek word pentágrammon, dating back to 1825-35. See penta-, -gram1
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Parts of speech for Pentagram
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pentagram popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pentagram
noun pentagram
- cinque — the number five in cards, dice, etc
- cinquefoil — any plant of the N temperate rosaceous genus Potentilla, typically having five-lobed compound leaves
- five — a cardinal number, four plus one.
- limerick — a county in N Munster, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 037 sq. mi. (2686 sq. km).
- lustra — Also, luster; especially British, lustre. a period of five years.
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