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lares

lares is the alternative letter-case form of Lares.

Noun capitalized: Lares

Lares pl (normally plural, singular Lar)

  1. (Roman, plural, plural-normally) The household deities watching over one's family and tutelary deities watching over some public places.
  2. (historical, plural, plural-normally) The idols representing these deities.

Forms of lares

singularlar
singularLar
alternative formlares
alternative formLars
alternative formLares

Origin of lares

From the Latin plural lares, from lar, q.v.

From Latin Lares, plural form of lār, from Etruscan [Term?].

Words formed from lares

Questions about lares

What does lares mean?
Lares means the household deities watching over one's family and tutelary deities watching over some public places.
What is lares the alternative letter-case form of?
Lares is the alternative letter-case form of Lares.
What part of speech is lares?
Lares is a noun.

Words near lares in the dictionary

  1. Laredoans
  2. Laregina
  3. Larek
  4. Laren
  5. larentiine
  6. lares
  7. lares and penates
  8. Larestan
  9. Larew
  10. Larews
  11. Larey

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