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pentathlete
pentathlon
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pentatonic scale
pentavalent
pentazocine
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pentacle
pen·ta·cle [ péntək'l ] (plural pen·ta·cles)


noun 
Definition:
 
mathematics 
Same as  pentagram
[Late 16th century. < medieval Latin pentaculum, literally "little five" < Greek penta- "five"]
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