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pugillaris

pugillaris noun: a kind of notebook or tablet used in Ancient Rome.

Noun

pugillaris (plural pugillares)

  1. (historical) A kind of notebook or tablet used in Ancient Rome.

Forms of pugillaris

pluralpugillares

Origin of pugillaris

Latin pugillaris (“fist”), since they were hand-sized.

Questions about pugillaris

What does pugillaris mean?
Pugillaris means a kind of notebook or tablet used in Ancient Rome.
What part of speech is pugillaris?
Pugillaris is a noun.
What is the plural of pugillaris?
The plural of pugillaris is pugillares.

Words near pugillaris in the dictionary

  1. pugilistically
  2. pugilistics
  3. pugilists
  4. pugillare
  5. pugillares
  6. pugillaris
  7. pugils
  8. Pugin
  9. Puginesque
  10. Pugins
  11. pugio

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