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fascia

band

noun FAH-shah Less Common
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Origin: Latin fascia 'band, bandage'.

Also means

strip

Usage Note

Fascia has a wide range of meanings: a strip or band of fabric, a bracket or tier (e.g., fascia di reddito = income bracket), and in anatomy a band of connective tissue. The plural is fasce. In early childhood, fasce also refers to swaddling clothes — essere in fasce = to be in one's infancy.

Examples

"Il governo ha aumentato le tasse nella fascia alta."

Natural Translation

The government raised taxes in the upper bracket.

Literal Translation

The government has raised the taxes in-the bracket high.

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