Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena rathore P. (me), it’s a fun way to improve your vocabulary by learning new words every week.
If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on my WOW post (like this one.)
Here’s this week’s WOW:
Word: Pentacle
Part Of Speech: noun; plural noun: pentacles
Pronunciation: /ˈpɛntək(ə)l/
Meaning:
a talisman or magical object, typically disc-shaped and inscribed with a pentagram, used as a symbol of the element of earth.
• a pentagram.
• (pentacles) one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to coins in others.
Synonyms: quincunx, cinque, lustrum, pentad.
Antonyms: inverted pentacle.
Word Origin: late 16th century: from medieval Latin pentaculum, apparently based on Greek penta-‘five’.
Use in sentence: “The steel blade is suitably blunt, and the pommel has a pentacle embossed upon both sides.”
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