Acinaces

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A short sword or saber. historical

Etymology

From Latin acīnacēs, from Ancient Greek ἀκινάκης (akinákēs, “the short sabre of the Persians, Medes, and Scythians; a scimitar”).

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