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SCEPTER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ceremonial or emblematic staff

Synonyms:

scepter; sceptre; verge; wand

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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