Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tutelary deity or spirit of an ancient Roman household.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Lord: a title prefixed to Etruscan names, properly distinctive of the eldest son, and often mistaken for an integral part of the name. Also
Lars . - noun In Roman antiquity, one of a class of infernal deities whose cult was of primitive origin.
- noun Hence One of the most cherished possessions of a family or household; one of the household gods. Compare
Penates , in a like use. - noun The white-handed gibbon, Hylobates lar. See
Hylobates . - noun plural A group of lepidopterous insects.
- noun A genus of gymnoblastic or tubularian hydroids, type of the family Hydrolaridæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A species of gibbon (
Hylobates lar ), found in Burmah. Called alsowhite-handed gibbon . - noun (Rom. Myth.), (Fig.), (Fig.) A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The bearers lowered T'Lar's litter to the stairs, and the High Priestess stepped off and climbed upward, dragging her white and crimson robes behind her.
Mind Meld Vornholt, John 1997
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• Lar deSouza, LEAST I COULD DO, www. leasticoulddo.com
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I emailed Ryan and Lar Friday Morning and they had two strips ready for me by today and even offered to make me more if I needed it.
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Ryan and Lar have recently started a new Sunday feature at LICD featuring the childhood antics of their character Rayne Summers.
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I emailed Ryan and Lar Friday Morning and they had two strips ready for me by today and even offered to make me more if I needed it.
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The only clunker was his choice of Lar Lubovitch's "Prelude to a Kiss" 2005 as part of the season's splashy gala-opening program, an inert wrestling match of a duet to a leaden and cloying recording of the title song by Kurt Elling.
First Signs of Battle at Alvin Ailey Robert Greskovic 2011
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Publishing | Ada Price marks the 10th anniversary of AiT/Planet Lar with an interview with publisher Larry Young.
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• Lar deSouza, LEAST I COULD DO, www. leasticoulddo.com
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The typeface chosen was LYBinky, tip of the hat to Uncle Lar for pointing me in that direction.
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Ryan and Lar have recently started a new Sunday feature at LICD featuring the childhood antics of their character Rayne Summers.
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