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pentacle
pentad
pentadactyl
pentaerythritol
pentaerythritol tetranitrate
Pentagon
pentagon
Pentagonese
pentagram
pentahedron
pentamerous
pentameter
pentamidine
pentane
pentangle
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pentanoic acid
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pentagram

pen·ta·gram [ péntə gràm ] (plural pen·ta·grams)


noun 
Definition:
 
star shape: a two-dimensional geometric figure in the shape of a star, with five points, especially one used as a magical or occult symbol

[Mid-19th century. < Greek pentagrammon, < pentagrammos "of five lines"]
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