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FANION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fanion mean?
• FANION (noun)
The noun FANION has 1 sense:
1. a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position
Familiarity information: FANION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fanion" is a kind of...):
flag (emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design)
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