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FALCATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does falcate mean?
• FALCATE (adjective)
The adjective FALCATE has 1 sense:
1. curved like a sickle
Familiarity information: FALCATE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Curved like a sickle
Synonyms:
falcate; falciform; sickle-shaped
Context example:
the falcate moon
Similar:
curved; curving (having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend)
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