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swastika

Main Entry:: swas·ti·ka
Pronunciation:: \ˈswäs-ti-kə also swä-ˈstē-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Sanskrit svastika, from svasti well-being, from su- well + as- to be; akin to Sanskrit asti he is, Old English is; from its being regarded as a good luck symbol
Date:: 1871

1 : a symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms extended at right angles all in the same rotary direction 2 : a swastika used as a symbol of anti-Semitism or of Nazism

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