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was-sceptre

was-sceptre noun: a type of sceptre with an animal head and a forked tail appearing in Ancient Egyptian art and hieroglyphs.

was-sceptre: a type of sceptre with an animal head and a forked tail appearing in Ancient Egyptian art and...
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Noun

was-sceptre (plural was-sceptres)

  1. (Commonwealth spelling) A type of sceptre with an animal head and a forked tail appearing in Ancient Egyptian art and hieroglyphs.

Forms of was-sceptre

pluralwas-sceptres
alternative formwas sceptre
alternative formwas-scepter
alternative formwas scepter

Origin of was-sceptre

Borrowed from Egyptian wꜣs (“was-sceptre, rule”), compounded with sceptre.

Questions about was-sceptre

What does was-sceptre mean?
Was-sceptre means a type of sceptre with an animal head and a forked tail appearing in Ancient Egyptian art and hieroglyphs.
What part of speech is was-sceptre?
Was-sceptre is a noun.
What is the plural of was-sceptre?
The plural of was-sceptre is was-sceptres.

Words near was-sceptre in the dictionary

  1. was with
  2. was wrong
  3. was't
  4. was-scepter
  5. was-scepters
  6. was-sceptre
  7. was-sceptres
  8. wasabi
  9. wasabis
  10. Wasandawi
  11. WASAPI

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