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hexagram

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Synonyms: exagram, lexigram, megagram, heptagram, decagram, dekagram, emagram, hemogram, hexagrams, seagram, petagram

Antonyms: exagram, lexigram, megagram, heptagram, decagram, dekagram, emagram, hemogram, hexagrams, seagram, petagram

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Noun

  1. A hollow six-pointed [[star]] formed by [[overlapping]] two [[equilateral]] [[triangle]]s. {{defdate|1826<ref name="Etymonline"/>}}
  2. [[any|Any]] of the 64 [[set]]s of [[solid]] and [[broken]] lines, [[form]]ed by [[pair]]s of [[trigram]]s, used for [[divination]] in the ''[[I Ching|I&nbsp;Ching]]''. {{defdate|1804<ref name="Etymonline"/>}}
  3. A [[large]] [[silvern]] [[coin]] minted during the [[Byzantine|Byzantine Empire]].

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