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FASCES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fasces mean?
• FASCES (noun)
The noun FASCES has 1 sense:
1. bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
Familiarity information: FASCES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fasces" is a kind of...):
allegory; emblem (a visible symbol representing an abstract idea)
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