lar

[ lahr ]

/ lɑr /

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.

Words nearby lar

laptop, laptray, laputa, lapwing, laqueus, lar, lar gibbon, lara, laramie, laramie range, lararium

Origin of lar

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1580–90

Definition for lar (2 of 2)

Lares

[ lair-eez, ley-reez ]

/ ˈlɛər iz, ˈleɪ riz /

plural noun, singular Lar [lahr] /lɑr/. Roman Religion.

the spirits who, if propitiated, watched over the house or community to which they belonged.

Compare Penates.

Origin of Lares

First recorded in 1590–1600, Lares is from the Latin word Larēs

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Examples from the Web for lar

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
No one within the ranch knew it, but within two hundred yards lay the foe Lar Tantril and his men feared most.
The Passing of Ku Sui|Anthony Gilmore
Even as Lar Tantril spoke, a giant shape was passing clumsily through the kitchen of his house.
The Bluff of the Hawk|Anthony Gilmore
A low hill lay between them, and the high one on which the trees grew which yielded the lar.
Santal Folk Tales|A. Campbell

Patel′lar, pertaining to the patella or knee-cap; Patel′late or Patel′lulate; Patel′liform, of the form of a small dish or saucer.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Gordon then crossed himself, and identified Lar Wang and several of his companions.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I|Demetrius Charles Boulger

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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