hexagram
English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
hexagram (plural hexagrams)
- A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles.
- Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines, formed by pairs of trigrams, used for divination in the I Ching.
- A large silver coin minted during the Byzantine Empire.
Alternative forms
- hexagramme (rare)
Synonyms
- (6-pointed star): Star of David (Jewish contexts)
- rhombus star
Related terms
- (star shape): pentagram (5-pointed), heptagram (7-pointed)
- (divination): monogram, bigram, digram, trigram, tetragram
Translations
star shape
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Synonyms
- (six-pointed star): Magen David, Star of David