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Definition of hammer and sickle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hammer and sickle

noun

/ˌhæmər ən ˈsɪkl/

/ˌhæmər ən ˈsɪkl/

[singular]

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symbols representing the people who work in industry and farming, used on the flag of the former Soviet Union and as a symbol of Communism
- the hammer and sickle of the Soviet flag
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