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ORIFLAMME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("oriflamme" is a kind of...):
banner; standard (any distinctive flag)
Domain region:
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("oriflamme" is a kind of...):
symbol; symbolic representation; symbolisation; symbolization (something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible)
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