pentagram

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

Translations

pentacle

pentagram

πεντάλφα

pentalpha

نجمة خماسية

Notenlinien

Sternform

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɛn.tə.ɡɹæm/
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.

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