pentagram

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈpɛntəgræm/ UK /ˈpentəgræm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a five-pointed star drawn in continuous lines, often symbolic

A faded pentagram had been chalked on the cellar floor.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a five-pointed star drawn... pentaclepentanglepentalpha

Word family

Related forms pentagonpentanglepentacle

Etymology

From Greek pentagrammon, from pente ('five') + gramme ('line, that which is drawn'), from graphein ('to write, draw').

pente Ancient Greek gramme Ancient Greek

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General Vocabulary

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# pentagram

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɛntəgræm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpentəgræm/

## Meanings
1. a five-pointed star drawn in continuous lines, often symbolic

## Examples
- A faded pentagram had been chalked on the cellar floor.

## Synonyms
- pentacle
- pentangle
- pentalpha

## Related Forms
- pentagon
- pentangle
- pentacle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pente
- Root: gramme
- Affix: penta- - five

## Etymology
From Greek pentagrammon, from pente ('five') + gramme ('line, that which is drawn'), from graphein ('to write, draw').

## AI Etymology
Pentagram is from Greek pentagrammon, from pente ('five') + gramme ('line, that which is drawn'), from graphein ('to write, draw'). Important recorded forms include pente (Ancient Greek) and gramme (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers a five-pointed star drawn in continuous lines, often symbolic. The wider family includes related words such as pentagon, pentangle, and pentacle.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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