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Meaning of Roman salute | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A gesture in which the arm is held out straight, with palm down and fingers touching; sometimes associated with modern fascist movements.

Nazism

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Examples

““The decision of the cassation court establishes that the Roman salute is not a crime unless there is a concrete danger of the reconstruction of the fascist party, as provided by Article 5 of the Scelba law, or there are concrete aims of racial discrimination and violence, as provided by the Mancino law,” a lawyer for two of the defendants Domenico Di Tullio told CNN.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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