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Word entry · 3 letters

pax

Best crossword clue

"Peace"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /pæks/Part of speech nounSorted apxStarts with PEnds with X3 cluesCommon crossword word
1P2A3X

Definitions

  1. (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

Word origin

From Middle English pax and Latin pax (“peace”). Doublet of peace. See peace. As school slang, originally used at Winchester College, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom.

Used in a sentence

  • Fortune is Bardolphs foe, and frownes on him: for he hath ſtolne a Pax, and hanged muſt a be: […] Exeter hath giuen the doome of death, for Pax of little price.
  • to make pax with someone
  • to be good pax (i.e., good friends)

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Peace3 letters
02Peace (Latin)3 letters
03Truce3 letters

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