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Meaning of hammer and sickle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.
  2. Socialism or communism itself.
    metonymically

Equivalents

Examples

“He remembers the [train] journeys fondly—the vast expanses of the Soviet empire rolling by, the glasses of tea served in metal cup holders embossed with the hammer and sickle.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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