penta-


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penta-

(word root) five
Examples of words with the root penta-: pentagram
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penta-

or pent-
pref.
Five: pentamerous.
[Greek, from pente, five; see penkwe in Indo-European roots.]
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penta-

combining form
five: pentagon; pentameter; pentaprism.
[from Greek pente five]
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penta-

a combining form meaning “five”: pentavalent. Also, esp. before a vowel,pent-.
[< Greek pent-, penta-, comb. forms representing pénte five]
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