penta-
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penta-
(word root) fiveExamples of words with the root penta-: pentagram
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penta-
or pent-pref.
Five: pentamerous.
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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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