Lar

Lar
noun (plural Lares) Etymology: Latin — more at larva Date: 1586 a tutelary god or spirit associated with Vesta and the Penates as a guardian of the household by the ancient Romans

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  • lar — ˈlär noun Etymology: Latin more at larva 1. plural lares ˈlāˌrēz, ˈla(a)(ˌ)rēz, ˈläˌrās often capitalized : a tutelary god or spirit of the ancient Romans associated with a particular locality (as a field or the home) sometimes conceived as a… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Lar —   [malaiisch] der, s/ en, der Weißhandgibbon (Gibbons).   * * * Lar, der; s, en [malai.]: auf Malakka u. Sumatra lebender Gibbon mit schwarzem, von einem weißen Haarkranz umsäumten Gesicht u. weißen Oberseiten der Hände u. Füße …   Universal-Lexikon

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