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LACHESIS
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• LACHESIS (noun)
The noun LACHESIS has 1 sense:
1. the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life
Familiarity information: LACHESIS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)
Holonyms ("Lachesis" is a member of...):
Moirae; Moirai (any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns)
Context examples
A homeopathic remedy derived from the venom of the bushmaster snake, Lachesis Muta, found in Central and South America.
(Lachesis Venom, NCI Thesaurus)
Fresh lachesis is diluted in alcohol to obtain the mother tincture.
(Lachesis Venom, NCI Thesaurus)
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