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Definition of: pentacle
(pen′tə·kəl) noun
1. A figure composed of five straight lines, making a star that includes a pentagon.
2. In magic, a circle containing certain mystical figures and symbols; a pentagram: also spelled penticle. Also pen·tal·pha (pen·tal′fə). [<Med. L pentaculum, ult. <Gk. pente five]
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