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hexagram
Meaning: a six-pointed star made from two overlapping triangles
hexagram in a sentence
How hexagram is used in real sentences:
The quilt pattern repeated a blue hexagram across every square.
On the mosaic floor, two overlapping triangles formed a striking hexagram that visitors often stopped to photograph.
“An artist turned the detector's two triangular support frames in opposite directions and overlaid their outlines on a poster; the resulting hexagram became the celebration's emblem.”
— from the passage A Place on the Table
Synonyms for hexagram
Other words for hexagram — sexagram — carry the same meaning.
- sexagram
Where it comes from
From Greek hex 'six' + gramma 'letter, drawing'
Word parts
- hex, sext — six
hexagram: hex (six) + gram (something written or drawn)
Memory hook
HEXA (six) + GRAM (drawing) — a six-pointed drawing.