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larnakes

larnakes is the plural of larnax.

Meaning of larnax

Noun

larnax (plural larnakes or larnaxes)

  1. (historical) A small closed coffin, box or cinerary urn often used as a container for human remains in Ancient Greece.
    • In a chamber tomb at Milatos, Mr. Evans discovered in 1899 a painted larnax or sarcophagus, on which there is figured a great Mycenæan body shield.1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 101

Questions about larnakes

What is larnakes the plural of?
Larnakes is the plural of larnax.

Words near larnakes in the dictionary

  1. Larmores
  2. Larmorian
  3. larmoyant
  4. larn
  5. Larnaca
  6. larnakes
  7. larnax
  8. larnaxes
  9. Larne
  10. larned
  11. Larneds

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