"heptagram" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: heptagrams [plural]
Etymology: From hepta- + -gram. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hepta|gram}} hepta- + -gram Head templates: {{en-noun}} heptagram (plural heptagrams)
  1. Either of two regular seven-pointed stars, drawn with the construction lines retained; a heptangle. Related terms (star shape): pentagram (5-pointed), hexagram (6-pointed), octogram (8-pointed), nonagram (9-pointed), decagram (10-pointed) Translations (seven-pointed stellate polygon): heptagrammi (Finnish), seitsenkanta (Finnish), Heptagramm [neuter] (German), ettagramma [masculine] (Italian), heptagram [masculine] (Polish), гептаграмма (geptagramma) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-heptagram-en-noun-xQiWr06a Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hepta- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hepta-: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'star shape': 62 38 Disambiguation of 'seven-pointed stellate polygon': 63 37
  2. (rare) A heptagon. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-heptagram-en-noun-o6r~X3lW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with hepta-, English terms suffixed with -gram Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hepta-: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gram: 36 64

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