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The flag-making industry has gotten a lot of attention lately. Much of the vocabulary inside the industry is derived from the Latin "vexillum," which was the name of a square flag carried by the Roman cavalry:
Flag worship.
Study of flag history.
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Flag hobbyist (in Great Britain, Flagwallah).
Flag fact; or vexibyte, if the information is computerized at the flag factory.
A couple of other words not related to vexillum:
A flag maker or designer (derived from Betsy Ross).
A member of the flag industry who is unemployed.
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