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Meaning of fascis | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈfas.kɪs]

Definitions

  1. A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package, parcel.
    declension-3, masculine
  2. A burden, load.
    declension-3, masculine
  3. A bundle carried by lictors before the highest magistrates, consisting of rods and an axe, with which criminals were scourged and beheaded.
    declension-3, masculine, plural-normally
  4. A high office, like the consulship.
    declension-3, masculine

Equivalents

English bundle Package Packet Parcel

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

fascismus fascium faste fasti fastidia fastidii

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