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sword and sandal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a genre of books or films relating fantasy-adventure tales involving heroic exploits in ancient or biblical times.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • “Ben-Hur” and “Spartacus” are two famous sword and sandal films.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: peplum — genre of books or films
  • German: Sandalenfilm — genre of books or films
  • Italian: sandalone — genre of books or films
  • Russian: пе́плум (péplum) — genre of books or films
  • Swedish: sandalfilm — genre of books or films