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talaria definition

ta·laria (tə ler′ē ə, -lar′-)

plural noun

winged sandals or wings on the ankles, represented in mythology as an attribute, esp. of Hermes, or Mercury

Etymology: L < talaris, of the ankles < talus, ankle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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