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pentacle

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pen·ta·cle  (pnt-kl)
n.
A five-pointed star, often held to have magical or mystical significance, formed by five straight lines connecting the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon in the completed figure. Also called pentagram.
[Medieval Latin *pentculum : Greek penta-, penta- + Latin -culum, diminutive suff.]
pentacle
Noun
same as pentagram [Italian pentacolo something having five corners]
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Noun1.pentaclepentacle - a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon
pentagram, pentangle
star - a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem


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