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Pentagram Noun Star From  Pen·Ta·Gram  Greek  Pentagrammon Penta

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
pen·ta·gram
 \\ˈpen-tə-ˌgram\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  Greek pentagrammon, from penta- + -grammon(akin to gramma letter) — more at 
gram
 DATE  1833
: a figure of a 5-pointed star usually made with alternate points connected by a continuous line and used as a magic or occult symbol; also : a similar 6-pointed star (as a Solomon's seal)
English Etymology
pentagram
  "five-pointed star," 1833, from Gk. pentagrammon, properly neut.of adj. pentagrammos "having five lines," from pente "five" + gramma "what is written."
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
pentagram
penta·gram 5pentE^rAm / noun   a flat shape of a star with nine points, formed by nine straight lines. Pentagrams are often used as magic symbols.
   五角星形(常用于象征魔力)
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
pen·ta·gram
\ˈpentəˌgram\ noun
Etymology: Greek pentagrammon, from penta- + -grammon (akin to Greek gramma letter) — more at 
gram
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pentacle
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