FASCES as NOUN

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
   Hypernyms(s) fasces is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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