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Swastica
- - A symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms at right angles all in the same direction, and each prolonged to the height of the parallel arm of the cross. A great many modified forms exist, ogee and volute as well as rectilinear, while various decorative designs, as Greek fret or meander, are derived from or closely associated with it. The swastika is found in remains from the Bronze Age in various parts of Europe, esp. at Hissarlik (Troy), and was in frequent use as late as the 10th century. It is found in ancient Persia, in India, where both Jains and Buddhists used (or still use) it as religious symbol, in China and Japan, and among Indian tribes of North, Central, and South America. It is usually thought to be a charm, talisman, or religious token, esp. a sign of good luck or benediction. Max M distinguished from the swastika, with arms prolonged to the right, the suavastika, with arms prolonged to the left, but this distinction is not commonly rec
Swastika
- noun - the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
Sweetpea
- noun - climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers
Symphyla
- noun - small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede
Symposia
- noun - a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations
Syncytia
- noun - a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)
Synechia
- noun - adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery or as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness
Synedria
- unknown - Judicial assemblies. Plural of Synedrion and Synedrium.
Syntagma
- noun - a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit