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Pent Greek Word Pentagon Washington D.C World's Largest

word PENT
meaning PENT comes from the Greek word for “five.” The Pentagon in Washington, D.C., the world's largest office building, has five sides just like any other pentagon. And a pentatonic scale in music has only five notes, rather than the seven notes of the major or minor scale.

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