/ 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).
/ 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. 2005