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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024penta-, prefix. - penta- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "five'':penta- + -gon → pentagon (= five-sided figure).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024penta-, - a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, meaning "five'' (Pentateuch);
on this model, used in the formation of compound words (pentavalent).
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] pent-. - Greek pent-, penta-, comb. forms representing pénte five
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