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lanx

lanx noun: a platter or dish for serving food in Ancient Rome.

Noun

lanx (plural lances)

  1. (historical) A platter or dish for serving food in Ancient Rome.

Forms of lanx

plurallances

Origin of lanx

Borrowed from Latin lanx.

Questions about lanx

What does lanx mean?
Lanx means a platter or dish for serving food in Ancient Rome.
What part of speech is lanx?
Lanx is a noun.
What is the plural of lanx?
The plural of lanx is lances.

Words near lanx in the dictionary

  1. Lanums
  2. Lanuvian
  3. Lanuza
  4. Lanuzas
  5. Lanuéjols
  6. lanx
  7. Lanxang
  8. lanyap
  9. lanyappe
  10. lanyappes
  11. lanyaps

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