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Fasces

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Noun

1. fasces

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fasces

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plural noun singular -cis (-sɪs)
1. 
(in ancient Rome) one or more bundles of rods containing an axe with its blade protruding; a symbol of a magistrate's power
2. 
(in modern Italy) such an object used as the symbol of Fascism

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Fasces

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plural noun
a bundle of rods bound about an ax with projecting blade, carried before ancient Roman magistrates as a symbol of authority: later the symbol of Italian fascism

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Fasces

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pl.n.
A bundle of rods bound together around an axe with the blade projecting, carried before ancient Roman magistrates as an emblem of authority.

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