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lar
[ lahr ]
/ lɑr /
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noun, plural lar·es [lair-eez, ley-reez] /ˈlɛər iz, ˈleɪ riz/ for 1, lars for 2.
(initial capital letter)Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Zoology. white-handed gibbon.
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Origin of lar
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1580–90
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/ (lɑː) /
noun
Northern English dialect a boy or young man
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LAR
abbreviation for
Libya (international car registration)
Word Origin for LAR
from L(ibyan) A(rab) R(epublic)
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