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SCYTALE

\sˈa͡ɪte͡ɪl], \sˈa‍ɪte‍ɪl], \s_ˈaɪ_t_eɪ_l]\

Definitions of SCYTALE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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sit'a-l[=e], n. in Greek antiquities, a strip of parchment used for secret messages: the name of a coral snake.--n. SCYTAL[=I]'NA, a remarkable genus of eel-like fishes. [Gr. skytal[=e], a staff.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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