larnax
/ (ˈlɑːnæks) /
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noun
archaeol a coffin made of terracotta
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Word Origin for larnax
from Greek; perhaps related to Late Greek narnax chest
Words nearby larnax
larky, larmen, Larmor precession, Larmor theorem, larn, larnax, Larne, larney, La Rochefoucauld, La Rochelle, Laron type dwarfism
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