Lar Definition

lär
lares
noun
A tutelary deity or spirit of an ancient Roman household.
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Lares.

Webster's New World
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abbreviation

Abbreviation of liquid argon. (a liquid composed of the liquid phase of molecular (atomic) argon (Ar))

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Other Word Forms of Lar

Noun

Singular:
Lar
Plural:
lares, lars

Origin of Lar

  • Latin Lār probably of Etruscan origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lar Sentence Examples

  • A, colony of but grow in all planes Lar;B and C, young and adult medusae.

  • According to one account he was the son of the household genius (Lar) and a slave named Ocrisia, of the household of Tarquinius Priscus.

  • The eastern foot of Demavend is washed by the river Herhaz (called Lar river in its upper course), which there breaks through the Elburz in a S.-N.

  • The word is generally supposed to mean "lords," and identified with Etruscan larth, lar; but this is by no means certain.

  • The latter were worshipped in the house by the family alone, and the household Lar (familiaris) was conceived of as the centre-point of the family and of the family cult.

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Words Starting With

LLALAR

Words Ending With

RARLAR

Unscrambles

Lar

Words Starting With L and Ending With R

Starts With L & Ends With RStarts With LA & Ends With RStarts With L & Ends With AR

Word Length

3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With L3 Letter Words Ending With R