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lecticae

lecticae is the plural of lectica.

Meaning of lectica

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

Questions about lecticae

What is lecticae the plural of?
Lecticae is the plural of lectica.

Words near lecticae in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lecticae (page history and authors); lectica (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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