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SCEPTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ceremonial or emblematic staff
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("scepter" is a kind of...):
staff (a rod carried as a symbol)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scepter"):
bauble (a mock scepter carried by a court jester)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
Synonyms:
scepter; sceptre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("scepter" is a kind of...):
reign; sovereignty (royal authority; the dominion of a monarch)
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