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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 : pentacle 1 |
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