PENTAGRAM


Meaning of PENTAGRAM in English

/ ˈpentəgræm; NAmE / noun

a flat shape of a star with five points, formed by five straight lines. Pentagrams are often used as magic symbols.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Greek pentagrammon (see penta- and gram , sense 2).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.