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Fasces vs Fauces - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between fasces and fauces

is that fasces is a roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism while fauces is (anatomy) the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue.

fasces

English

Noun

(head) (singular fascis)
  • A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism

    • fauces

    English

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (anatomy) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue.
  • (botany) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
  • (zoology) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture.
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