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aegis

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
aegis /ˈiːdʒɪs/

▶noun

1 the protection, backing, or support of someone.

2 (in classical art and mythology) an attribute of certain gods represented as a goatskin shield.

– origin C17: via L. from Gk aigis ‘shield of Zeus’.

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