Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈɛpeɪ/
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/ˈeɪpeɪ/
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ˈɛpeɪ
Noun
A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
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The country’s fencing federation has officially recognised lightsaber duelling as a competitive sport, granting the weapon from George Lucas’s space saga the same status as the foil, epee and sabre, the traditional blades used at the Olympics.
Noun
a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
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