sabre
Meaning
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- A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
- A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.
Synonyms
Frequency
Hyphenated as
sa‧bre
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Polish szabla, from Hungarian szablya. Cognate with Danish sabel, Russian са́бля (sáblja), Serbo-Croatian сабља, Sicilian sciàbbula.
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