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sword and sandal

sword and sandal adjective: of or relating to a genre of books or films relating fantasy-adventure tales involving heroic exploits in ancient or biblical times.

Adjective

sword and sandal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a genre of books or films relating fantasy-adventure tales involving heroic exploits in ancient or biblical times.
    • “Ben-Hur” and “Spartacus” are two famous sword and sandal films.

Forms of sword and sandal

alternative formsword-and-sandal

Questions about sword and sandal

What does sword and sandal mean?
Sword and sandal means of or relating to a genre of books or films relating fantasy-adventure tales involving heroic exploits in ancient or biblical times.
What part of speech is sword and sandal?
Sword and sandal is an adjective.

Words near sword and sandal in the dictionary

  1. swopt
  2. swoption
  3. swoptions
  4. sword
  5. sword and planet
  6. sword and sandal
  7. sword and sorcery
  8. sword arm
  9. sword arms
  10. sword bayonet
  11. sword bayonets

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