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pentagram
Meaning: a five-pointed star drawn with a single continuous line
pentagram in a sentence
How pentagram is used in real sentences:
The old barn had a faded pentagram painted above its door.
During the geometry lesson, the teacher traced a pentagram on the board to show how five triangles could overlap into one star.
“Inside the lid, Arturo had drawn a pentagram without lifting his pencil, then added the initials "M.H." Leo found the same sign beside myriad entries about Millhaven, the neighborhood where Arturo grew up.”
— from the passage The Slanted Signature
Synonyms for pentagram
Other words for pentagram — pentacle — carry the same meaning.
- pentacle
Where it comes from
From Greek pente 'five' + gramma 'letter, drawing'
Word parts
- pent, quin — five
pentagram: pent (five) + gram (something written or drawn)
Memory hook
PENTA (five) + GRAM (drawing) — a five-pointed drawing.