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sword
1: a weapon (as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority2 a: an agency or instrument of destruction or combat b: the use of force <the pen is mightier than the sword
— E. G. Bulwer-Lytton>3: coercive power4: something that resembles a sword
— sword·like
\-ˌlīk\
adjective
— at swords' points
: mutually antagonistic : ready to fight
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