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

Words nearby lar

La Puente, lap up, Laputa, lapwing, laqueus, lar, Lara, Laramie, Laramie Range, lararium, la raza

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How to use lar in a sentence

But how did a musical that was so middlingly reviewed become so popular (lar)?
A ‘Wicked’ Decade: How a Critically Trashed Musical Became a Long-Running Smash|Kevin Fallon|October 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Five hundred came back, vowing that they would stand by “Lar-rence-sahib Bahadur” till the last.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Smith: No, my lud—ve're the rig'lar chimbly sveeps vot sveeps his ludship's chimblys.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Here's my notion: To make a pop'lar measure of it; somethin' that'll appeal to the folks.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland

The Lar or tutelary divinity of the house seems, however, to have retained his ancient place in the trium.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
You're a reg'lar whirlwind, Matt, when you start the gasoline and switch on the spark.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends|Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for lar (1 of 3)

lar¹

/ (lɑː) /

noun

the singular of laresSee lares and penates

British Dictionary definitions for lar (2 of 3)

lar²

/ (lɑː) /

noun

Northern English dialect a boy or young man

British Dictionary definitions for lar (3 of 3)

LAR

abbreviation for

Libya (international car registration)

Word Origin for LAR

from L(ibyan) A(rab) R(epublic)

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