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pax (päks, paks)

noun

  1. the Roman goddess of peace, identified with the Greek Irene
  2. sign of peace

Etymology: ME < ML(Ec) < L, peace

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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