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hexagram

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hex·a·gram  (hks-grm)
n.
1. A six-pointed star formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon into equilateral triangles.
2. A figure of six lines or sides.
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hexagram

hexagram [ˈhɛksəˌgræm]
n
1. (Mathematics) a star-shaped figure formed by extending the sides of a regular hexagon to meet at six points
2. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) a group of six broken or unbroken lines which may be combined into 64 different patterns, as used in the I Ching
hexagrammoid  adj & n
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Noun1.hexagramhexagram - a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles
Magen David, Mogen David, Shield of David, Solomon's seal, Star of David - a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism
star - a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
Translations
hexagram [ˈheksəˌgræm] Nhexagrama m


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Author, teacher and physician Hua-Ching Ni presents much more than a manual for how to use the hexagrams of I Ching; The Book of Changes and The Unchanging Truth teaches the reader about the fundamental principles of the system.
In the September issue, the photo credits in the captions for Richard Serra's To Lift, 1967, and To Encircle Base Plate Hexagram, Right Angles Inverted, 1970 [both images page 274], were mistakenly switched.
Each of the I Ching's sixty-four hexagrams is interpreted by Sloane from years of study of over fifty translations, and synthesized into comments pertaining to writer's struggles with words.
 
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