Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fasces | Yes | No | No | No |
allegory | Yes | No | No | No |
fasces (noun) | allegory (noun) |
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bundle of rods containing an ax 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 | a short moral story (often with animal characters) |
an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor | |
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea |