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lectica

lectica noun: a kind of Roman litter, typically with bedding, curtains, and four legs.

lectica: a kind of Roman litter, typically with bedding, curtains, and four legs
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Noun

lectica (plural lecticas or lecticae)

  1. (historical) A kind of Roman litter, typically with bedding, curtains, and four legs.
  2. (inexact) Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle.
    Synonyms:
    litter, any similar vehicle

Synonyms of lectica

Forms of lectica

plurallecticas
plurallecticae

Origin of lectica

From Latin lectīca (“litter”), from lectus (“bed, couch”) + -īca (“forming related nouns”), q.v.

Questions about lectica

What does lectica mean?
Lectica means a kind of Roman litter, typically with bedding, curtains, and four legs.
What part of speech is lectica?
Lectica is a noun.
What is the plural of lectica?
The plural of lectica is lecticas.

Words near lectica in the dictionary

  1. lect.
  2. lectal
  3. lectern
  4. lecterns
  5. lectic
  6. lectica
  7. lecticae
  8. lectical
  9. lectically
  10. lectican
  11. lecticans

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