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fascine

Meaninga bundle of sticks

Common meaning: bundle of sticks used in construction or military works

Journey through time

  1. Latinfascina‘a bundle of sticks’source
  2. Old Frenchfascinesource
  3. Englishfascine‘bundle of sticks used in construction or military works’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin fascina ‘a bundle of sticks’.

Roots

  • fascina Latin “a bundle of sticks”

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