pyxis

[ pik-sis ]
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noun,plural pyx·i·des [pik-si-deez]. /ˈpɪk sɪˌdiz/.
  1. Greek and Roman Antiquity. a box of a usually cylindrical shape having a lid with a knob in the center, used for toilet articles.

  1. Botany. a pyxidium.

Origin of pyxis

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1350–1400; Middle English <Latin <Greek pyxís a box

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Pyxis
[ pik-sis ]

noun,genitive Pyx·i·dis [pik-si-dis]. /ˈpɪk sɪ dɪs/. Astronomy.
  1. the Compass, a southern constellation: one of the subordinate constellations into which Argo is now divided.

Origin of Pyxis

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1680–90; <Latin <Greek pyxís a box, pyx

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pyxis

/ (ˈpɪksɪs) /


nounplural pyxides (ˈpɪksɪˌdiːz)
  1. a small box used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to hold medicines, etc

  2. a rare word for pyx

  1. another name for pyxidium

Origin of pyxis

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C14: via Latin from Greek: box

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Pyxis

/ (ˈpɪksɪs) /


nounLatin genitive Pyxidis (ˈpɪksɪdɪs)
  1. an inconspicuous constellation close to Puppis that was originally considered part of the more extensive constellation Argo

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