lar
(initial capital letter)Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Zoology. white-handed gibbon.
Origin of lar
1Words Nearby lar
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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 | THE DAILY BEASTFive hundred came back, vowing that they would stand by “lar-rence-sahib Bahadur” till the last.
The Red Year | Louis TracySmith: No, my lud—ve're the rig'lar chimbly sveeps vot sveeps his ludship's chimblys.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousHere's my notion: To make a pop'lar measure of it; somethin' that'll appeal to the folks.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandThe 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)
/ (lɑː) /
the singular of lares: See lares and penates
British Dictionary definitions for lar (2 of 3)
/ (lɑː) /
Northern English dialect a boy or young man
British Dictionary definitions for LAR (3 of 3)
Libya (international car registration)
Origin of LAR
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