PENTA-


Meaning of PENTA- in English

a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, meaning "five" ( Pentateuch ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( pentavalent ).

Also, esp. before a vowel, pent- .

[ pent-, penta-, comb. forms repr. pénte FIVE ]

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