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pyxis

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"Ancient medicine box"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɪksɪs/Part of speech nounSorted ipsxyStarts with PEnds with S2 clues
1P2Y3X4I5S

Definitions

  1. a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines

Word origin

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1763, and originally called Pyxis Nautica (“nautical compass”), from Latin pyxis (“little box”).

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01Ancient medicine box5 letters
02Small medicine box5 letters

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