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- [lair-eez, ley-reez]
- /ˈlɛər iz, ˈleɪ riz/
- /ˈleə.riːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lair-eez, ley-reez]
- /ˈlɛər iz, ˈleɪ riz/
Definitions of lares word
- noun plural lares (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares. 1
- noun plural lares Zoology. white-handed gibbon. 1
- noun lares Gods of the household worshiped in ancient Rome. 1
- noun plural lares in ancient Rome, guardian spirits; esp., the deified spirits of ancestors, who watch over the households of their descendants 0
- noun lares plural of lar. 0
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Origin of lares
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600, Lares is from the Latin word Larēs
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Parts of speech for Lares
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lares popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.