Lar Definition

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

Lares.

Webster's New World
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

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Words Starting With L and Ending With R

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

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