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pentalpha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-tal-pha
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pentagram.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πένταλφα (péntalpha), from πέντε (pente) and ἄλφα (alpha), five alphas. So called for its resemblance to five alphas superimposed at different rotations.

Inflected Forms

pentalphas (plural)

Synonyms

pentagram pentangle

Questions

What does pentalpha mean?
A pentagram.
Where does pentalpha come from?
From Ancient Greek πένταλφα (péntalpha), from πέντε (pente) and ἄλφα (alpha), five alphas. So called for its resemblance to five alphas superimposed at different rotations.

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