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nomophylakes

nomophylakes is the plural of nomophylax.

Meaning of nomophylax

Noun

nomophylax (plural nomophylakes)

  1. (historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.

Questions about nomophylakes

What is nomophylakes the plural of?
Nomophylakes is the plural of nomophylax.

Words near nomophylakes in the dictionary

  1. nomophobe
  2. nomophobes
  3. nomophobia
  4. nomophobic
  5. nomophylactic
  6. nomophylakes
  7. nomophylax
  8. nomos
  9. nomotheism
  10. nomotheist
  11. nomotheistic

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