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paxis

/ˈpæksɪs/

paxis interjection: used by schoolchildren to express immunity from "being caught" in games such as bulldog or it.

Interjection

  1. (UK) Used by schoolchildren to express immunity from "being caught" in games such as bulldog or it.

Origin of paxis

From the Latin pax (“peace”).

Questions about paxis

What does paxis mean?
Paxis means used by schoolchildren to express immunity from "being caught" in games such as bulldog or it.
What part of speech is paxis?
Paxis is an interjection.
How do you pronounce paxis?
Paxis is pronounced /ˈpæksɪs/.

Words near paxis in the dictionary

  1. paxillosids
  2. paxillus
  3. paximadi
  4. paximadia
  5. Paxiot
  6. paxis
  7. paxistima
  8. paxistimas
  9. paxite
  10. paxiuba
  11. paxiubas

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