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pen·ta·cle \ˈpentə̇kəl\ noun (-s) Etymology: Old Italian pentacol, pentacolo, from (assumed) Medieval Latin pentaculum, probably from Latin penta- + (from Greek) -culum -cle 1. : a 5-pointed star having points formed by extension of the sides of a usually regular pentagon, producible by one continuous line, and used as a magical or talismanic symbol — called also pentagram, pentalpha, pentangle 2. : any of several occult symbols resembling the true pentacle (as in being producible by a continuous line); especially : hexagram |