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larnax

UK/ˈlɑːnæks/US/ˈlɑɹnæks/

larnax noun: a small closed coffin, box or cinerary urn often used as a container for human remains in Ancient Greece.

larnax: a small closed coffin, box or cinerary urn often used as a container for human remains in Ancient...
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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
    • The borders found on the sarcophagus also occur in similar positions on the terracotta larnakes.1973, Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, volumes 37-41, page 24

larnax meaning in Indonesian

larnax in Indonesian

small closed coffin, box or cinerary urn
larnaks

Examples of larnax in a sentence

  • Burial in larnaxes was first practiced in Crete in the Early Minoan period (EM) and its popularity grew in the Middle Minoan period (MM).1992, Rivka Gonen, Burial Patterns and Cultural Diversity in Late Bronze Age Canaan:
  • Black painted band on the upper surface of the larnax rim, extended below the rim, both inside and outside.2005, Yiannis Papadatos, Tholos Tomb Gamma: A Prepalatial Tholos Tomb at Phouni, Archanes:

Forms of larnax

plurallarnakes
plurallarnaxes

Origin of larnax

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάρναξ (lárnax).

Questions about larnax

What does larnax mean?
Larnax means a small closed coffin, box or cinerary urn often used as a container for human remains in Ancient Greece.
What is larnax in Indonesian?
Larnax in Indonesian is larnaks. See Larnax meaning in Indonesian.
How do you use larnax in a sentence?
Burial in larnaxes was first practiced in Crete in the Early Minoan period (EM) and its popularity grew in the Middle Minoan period (MM).
What part of speech is larnax?
Larnax is a noun.
How do you pronounce larnax?
Larnax is pronounced /ˈlɑːnæks/ (UK).
What is the plural of larnax?
The plural of larnax is larnakes.

Words near larnax in the dictionary

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

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