hexagram
hex·a·gram / ˈheksəˌgram/ • n. a figure formed of six straight lines, in particular: ∎ a star-shaped figure formed by two intersecting equilateral triangles. ∎ any of a set of sixty-four figures made up of six parallel whole or broken lines, occurring in the ancient Chinese I Ching.
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