tetraskelion

noun

tet·​ra·​skel·​i·​on

ˌte‧trəˈskelēən,

-ēˌän

plural tetraskelions

-nz

or tetraskelia

-ēə

: a figure (as the swastika) composed of four arms radiating from a center and bent in the same direction compare triskelion

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, diminutive of tetraskele

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