fasces
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fasces
- /ˈfæsiːz/
Rhymes with -æsiːz
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Borrowed from Latin fascēs (plural of fascis).
noun fasces
- A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism. The term fascist comes from ancient Rome's fascis; it means a bundle of sticks tightly bound together. The fascists claim that all of the divisions in a nation—rich and poor, left and right—will fall away when the nation unites behind a powerful leader.
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noun bundle
| 日本語 | 束桿 |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 束棒 shùbàng |
| Português | fasces |
| Français | faisceau |
| Deutsch | Faszes, Liktorenbündel |
| Italiano | fascio m fascio littorio |
| Ελληνικά | φάσκες fáskes |
| Русский | фасции fascii, фасцы fascy |
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@misc{fasces_2026,
title = {fasces},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fasces},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
