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English

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pentagram
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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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pentagram (plural pentagrams)

  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.
    • 1871, W. J. C. Miller, editor, Mathematical Questions and Solutions, volume XV, page 47:
      Prove that the circles so belonging to the 6 pentagrams formed by 6 lines meet in a point, and so on; the series of theorems being interminable.
    • 2007, Christopher Penczak, The Temple of High Witchcraft: Ceremonies, Spheres, and the Witches' Qabalah[1], page 345:
      The passive pentagrams of spirit are drawn first in the quarters of the passive elements—water and earth—and likewise followed by the appropriate traditional elemental pentagram.
    • 2012, John Barnes, Gems of Geometry[2], page 59:
      Four figures involve 12 pentagrams arranged as in the faces of a dodecahedron with their vertices touching.

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Czech

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pentagram m inan

  1. (geometry) pentagram (five-pointed star polygon)
  2. (occult) pentagram (magical symbol)

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Further reading

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  • pentagram”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • pentagram”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • pentagram”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

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pentagram n (singular definite pentagrammet, plural indefinite pentagrammer)

  1. pentagram

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Dutch

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pentagram n (plural pentagrammen, diminutive pentagrammetje n)

  1. pentagram
    Synonym: pentakel

References

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  • pentagram” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

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pentagram m (plural pentagrams)

  1. pentagram
  2. (music) staff or stave

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πεντάγραμμον (pentágrammon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛnˈta.ɡram/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡram
  • Syllabification: pen‧ta‧gram

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pentagram m inan

  1. (geometry) pentagram (five-pointed star polygon)
  2. (occult) pentagram (magical symbol)

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adjective

Further reading

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  • pentagram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pentagram in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

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pentagram m inan

  1. (geometry) pentagram (five-pointed star polygon)
  2. (occult) pentagram (magical symbol)

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  • pentagram”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

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pentagram m inan

  1. (geometry) pentagram (five-pointed star polygon)
  2. (occult) pentagram (magical symbol)

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  • pentagram”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

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pentagram n

  1. pentagram

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