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Lachesian

/læˈkiːʃ(i)ən

Lachesian adjective: pertaining to Lachesis, the Fate who measures the thread of life.

Adjective

Lachesian (comparative more Lachesian, superlative most Lachesian)

  1. Pertaining to Lachesis, the Fate who measures the thread of life.
    • [He was] absolutely certain that he would live to age 90! But following an illness of several months, the Lachesian thread was cut short by just four months.

Forms of Lachesian

comparativemore Lachesian
superlativemost Lachesian

Origin of Lachesian

From Lachesis.

Questions about Lachesian

What does Lachesian mean?
Lachesian means pertaining to Lachesis, the Fate who measures the thread of life.
What part of speech is Lachesian?
Lachesian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Lachesian?
Lachesian is pronounced /læˈkiːʃ(i)ən.

Words near Lachesian in the dictionary

  1. lachenalia
  2. lachenalias
  3. Lacher
  4. Lachers
  5. laches
  6. Lachesian
  7. lachesillid
  8. lachesillids
  9. Lachesis
  10. lachesism
  11. lachha

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