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hexagram
(hek′sə gram′)
noun
- a six-pointed star formed by extending the sides of a regular hexagon, or by placing one equilateral triangle over another so that corresponding sides intersect
- in the I Ching, a pair of trigrams
Origin: hexa- + -gram
See hexagram in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A six-pointed star formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon into equilateral triangles.
- A figure of six lines or sides.
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